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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by Izkata on Sunday October 02, 2022 @01:49PM (#33058363)
> > "Well that is contrary to our experience. In a democratic society, if you let them all talk, even those who would deny civil liberties and would overthrow the government, that's the best way to prevent them from doing it."

There's a much shorter version of this sentiment that people loved to use during the 2020 riots: "violence is the language of the unheard"

I guess it only applies to groups they like?

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by remarkEon on Sunday October 02, 2022 @05:41PM (#33060579)
> I guess it only applies to groups they like?

This has been the rule throughout human history, and it’s unfortunate that people (some in this thread even) are discovering the first principles for the first time for why we strive to apply the same standards to everyone, and not do carve outs. Unfortunately, politics is downstream from culture, and culture is downstream from power. When elite opinion makers decide that certain things are okay, those things are okay … like mass protests and rioting during a pandemic.

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