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It depends on the discussion and I’d need to see the link. While obviously calls for violence are illegal (FBI steps in), there are many possibilities where the discussion could be useful (eg, convincing people to better understand refugees).

Largely I’ve been desensitized to complaints about TD as typically it results in hyperbole (eg, election was a direct threat to people’s lives).




"It depends on the discussion"

You're gonna have to provide a context in which this wouldn't be a terrible and unacceptable thing to say, cause I can't think of one.


Not whether it is a terrible thing to say. But whether saying it should be banned.

Here’s a super simple example.

Jerk: “I think we should shoot immigrants” Non-jerk: “that’s a bad idea because immigrants have souls” Former-jerk: “good point. I changed my mind and no longer think shooting immigrants is a good idea. In fact, I will now dedicate my life to helping the needy and everyone who reads this thread should as well.”

It would be bad to ban a thread such as the one above.




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