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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by Sporktacular on Sunday February 19, 2023 @06:18PM (#34862921)
So you think editing out offensive wording in fiction is equivalent to changing who the protagonists were in a historical event?

That is both silly and a hyperbolic attempt to shutdown a fair discussion that reasonable people might form differing conclusions from. Censorship isn't the only tool against free speech.

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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by s1artibartfast on Sunday February 19, 2023 @09:18PM (#34864240)
That still doesn't explain how the hyperbole is dangerous.
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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by Sporktacular on Monday February 20, 2023 @03:37PM (#34872597)
Shutting down a reasonable conversation you don't agree with is tantamount to censorship. If you don't consider that dangerous, well again, reasonable people will disagree.
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