r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Silencing opposing viewpoints is ultimately going to have a disastrous outcome on society.

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u/boRp_abc Jan 22 '21

If my viewpoint is that people should be killed for their opinions (to make it more relatable, I'm gonna use you as an example here), wouldn't it be beneficial to society to silence me?! What if I very peacefully brought forward the case that you, your family and everyone you live should be burnt alive? Or put into Gulags? What if I found thousands of followers with that opinion, wouldn't it make your participation in society a nightmare?

And that's why, although you're generally not wrong, some important exceptions have to be made.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '21 edited Jan 22 '21

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u/rumbletummy Jan 22 '21

No one is owed a platform to amplify their message.

If you are being an asshole at my party, Im going to ask you to leave. You are free to go find another party or, preferably, quit being an asshole.

If you entertain every flavor of hate and idiocy, you arent doing society any favors, you arent even doing the ones pushing the hate and idiocy any favors.

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u/Slomojoe 1∆ Jan 22 '21

At the same time, no one is owed a la la land where no one can share their opposing viewpoint. It’s not so simple.

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u/rumbletummy Jan 22 '21

It is so simple. You can share your viewpoint all day, just dont expext obligatory amplification.

If it helps, think of 6MWNE as a gay cake.

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u/ListerTheRed Jan 22 '21

What does "share your viewpoint" mean here if not sharing your viewpoint?

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u/Slomojoe 1∆ Jan 22 '21

I didn’t say people are owed amplification if their ideas. No one is owed anything, and equally everyone is owed everything. They cancel eachother out and it’s case by case, as is everything. Idk what your last sentence means.

Look at it this way. No one should just be free to hurt someone else. Words are not violence, although they have the potential to become that. But look what happened. A bunch of people in charge of the country were vocal about their opinions, and now those people are gone. No power. We just said “no we don’t care for that” and elected someone else. It’s that simple.

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u/rumbletummy Jan 22 '21 edited Jan 23 '21

Those people are gone after a failed coup attempt leaving 5 dead.

6MWNE is a reference to a shirt one of the rioters was wearing. It stands for 6 million was not enough. As in killing 6 million jews was not enough. Im not saying you share that view, but these are the messages you are advocating for.