Work is slow.
It was meant to be a self depreciating joke, but now I can’t help myself. I think this topic ends up having everybody involved make a bunch of assumptions about each other before it begins.
However, I have experienced people say that they, “don’t want to get political,” right after being confronted for saying something misinformed, hurtful, etc. It can be weaponized as an excuse to avoid self reflection.
I know that isn’t the case for everybody, but I have seen, “don’t make things political,” used as, “don’t bring in politics at odds with my own.” It’s often not even recognized by that person as being hypocritical. Sometimes our own politics can become the default in our mind and everybody else’s view is the “political” one.
Your apathy is part of the problem.
Yes, I am that friend/relative.
A lot of lighter fluid and a lighter works great too!
Goodbye stickers!.. and house…
People can already divorce if they are being abused or cheated on. By making it a legal requirement that must be proven you make it more difficult for these people to leave those marriages and put the burden of proof onto them. You aren’t going to reduce domestic abuse with a policy like that.
Yup and the girlfriend has 0 obligation to deal with it.
Or they want a publicly funded entity to enforce stalking laws against somebody who may have committed an actual crime and invasion of privacy.
I just looked it up and they charge up to $1000 if you block ads or tamper with it. They have all sorts of crazy requirements too.
Blocking indivuals, communities, and instances is helpful for the individual, but it does not deal with the root of the problem. Allowing a space for bigotry to grow.
This isn’t the same as people wanting to block your favorite hobby or something. I don’t think it’s a good thing to provide a space for bigots to share their ideas.
Facebook attempts to join- “We must stop this to prevent corporate power and growth.” Bigots join- “Let’s hear them out.”
Indivually blocking users, communities, and instances still allows those communities to grow. Saying, “if bigotry bothers you just don’t look at it,” does nothing to get to the root of the issue. The problem is not just that some people don’t want to see bigots. The problem is that we are allowing for a place that nurters the growth of bigots.
I think conspiracy theorists and nazis should feel persecuted.
I don’t think the answer is to give them a platform as if their ideas are somehow valid or worth discussing. To treat those ideas as equal to others is to elevate them.
I literally just threw up. I feel better now though.