Politely having a different opinion = problematic

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[–]LtGreenCo 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

It would be interesting to see what they'd do if the first guy refused to stop using slurs.

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

There is literally a highly upvoted comment subtly implying they should "deal with" the person saying the second, with an equally well-received reply right below it suggesting they invite the "slurs guy" to help.

Wrongthink trumps wrongspeak, they literally say this in every upvoted comment; what they're saying is best boiled down to "People who have the wrong opinion must be eliminated, people who say the right thing the wrong way can be bullied into submission"

[–]LtGreenCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, but they hypothetically "deal with" it by policing his speech, confident he can be converted. But what if he can't be controlled that way? Will they put up with it? My hunch is: not for long. Because if they can't control his behavior then to them that's nearly as bad if not just as bad as wrongthink. Remember it's all or nothing with these people; there's no meeting them halfway. You have to be fully on board or you are the enemy.

Nevertheless I think it would be an interesting and highly entertaining social experiment to watch.

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

Yeah, but they hypothetically "deal with" it by policing his speech, confident he can be converted

The comments I'm referencing were very clearly implying they should physically attack the author of the second quote. I think you forget that not only do they fantasize about attacking, killing, oppressing, etc. their dissenters, but they actively partake in it whenever possible.

Of course, much like leftists "punching nazis", it's almost always men in dresses attacking women, children, or old people.