A-Okay hand sign added to ADL hate list; what's next? Welcome 1984

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[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I still use the OK gesture; I'm not going to let 4chan, the ADL, SPLC or any other group arbitrarily tell me that a common hand gesture is now "hate speech".

[–]HeyImSancho[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think that's really good, but I'm curious as to time, what will come. What is just 'fringe' now, maybe tantamount to evil later.

[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Don't get me wrong, I definitely believe there is an agenda to restrict free speech and information under the guise of "hate speech" and "extremism". We've been seeing it really ramp up over the past few years with social media deplatforming, and the vilification of uncensored communities such as gab and 8chan. We need to build a decentralized, uncensorable internet now because lawmakers and big tech cannot be relied upon to defend our freedom.

[–]HeyImSancho[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree. We need to individually live the change. Yet, in so doing, unfortunately, the masses will make those who do live the change(freedom), more like one of the 300 Spartans.