It's increasingly clear that I have less in common with many on Hacker News when these types of responses are considered valuable.
> sounds like you dont know who gavin is then
This is directly from Wikipedia.
> McInnes was a leading figure in the hipster subculture while at Vice, being labelled as the "godfather" of hipsterdom. After leaving the company in 2008, he became increasingly known for his far-right political views. He is the founder of the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist men's group classified as a "general hate" organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
I called him a neo-fascist, I'd love to know what makes you conclude I don't know who he is.
> why dont you watch the episode with him and learn for yourself
That's not learning for myself, learning for myself is consulting various sources and investigating things he said and actions he's done. Not hearing a milquetoast description of his views from the man himself that aren't being challenged.
> thats why its not good to deplatform people you dont like because other people told you not to like them
Why would you jump to this? What in my response told you that someone else told me not to like him? McInnes screaming the n word the way he has in the past among many of his other actions makes me not like him.
Edit: I'm also clueless as to how my response was directly to the main thread as there was a deeper thread I was trying to respond to originally. Not sure what went on there.
wikipedia is edited by people who have biases too its not a perfect truth. the southern poverty law center says everyone they dont like is hate speech even people like daryl davis and sam harris. splc is a joke.
if you watch his actions youd see the same thing instead but youre not doing that either
why dont you watch the episode with him and learn for yourself
thats why its not good to deplatform people you dont like because other people told you not to like them