[Benn Roe]

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Originally Posted by SpartanSP43

To view a person as below human should be reserved for the pedophiles, murderers and abusers, not a person of differing political opinions.

Hate is not a political opinion, it's no better than pedophilia or murder, and it is a form of abuse.

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Originally Posted by SpartanSP43

This quote is an insult to the work of Daryl Davis. Instead of working to silence the opposition, he worked to educate them. It a very dangerous road to tune out any voice that doesn’t agree with your own views.

Look, Daryl Davis is a brave guy, but he doesn't owe Klansmen anything, and he risked his life every time he sought to reform one. That's not a reasonable request to make of anyone. I have no objection to people risking their lives to educate ignorant pieces of shit, should they choose to do so, but it is nobody's responsibility. What is their responsibility is not to propogate that ignorance. People in this thread keep saying things like "silence the opposition" and "any voice that doesn't agree with you", phrases that are painting with a pretty broad stroke. I have no interest in silencing anyone, nor am I incapable of facing disagreement. I simply understand that hate is emboldened when it is tolerated, so I don't tolerate it. It's disingenuous to liken that to jailing political opposition or whatever other slippery slope you were implying, because that acknowledges hate as rational discourse, which it is not.