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Well put.

The Left typically wants to silence/ignore while the Right typically wants to fight/berate about it.




Berating people to the point that they leave the discussion is the same thing as silencing.

Also, "berating" is a kind word. We're talking about "I have the right to exist" vs "we should systematically exterminate/enslave people like you"


Do you know what happens when people don't want to deal with harassment due to a certain position they hold? It's called self-censorship, and the far right censors people all the same by harassing, berating, demeaning people etc until they leave or censor themselves. That's a common tactic of sites like Voat.




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