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Originally Posted by Benn Roe

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



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.

I agree that hate is not an alternative to rational discourse, but Ive seen so many posts from the left on this thread and elsewhere that say hateful/derogatory things about Gina. Look, I don’t particularly agree with her post, but to say it’s hateful really muddles the meaning and severity of the word hate.