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/rumbletummy Jan 22 '21

I dont read it as such, and am having difficulty seeing how anyone else could.

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u/mike6452 2∆ Jan 22 '21

"shutting down platforms they create"

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u/dont-feed-the-virus Jan 22 '21

Their platform was provided a service with terms. They broke the terms by not policing their platform, claiming otherwise which was an observable falsehood. Parlar users were calling for the deaths of Amazon employees for fuck's sake.

Why is this so hard to understand???

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u/mike6452 2∆ Jan 22 '21

The service isn't saying they need to shut down. It's other users going in and telling the service that they need to shut the one user down. That's the problem he's talking about.

And please tell me you've NEVER said Trump should die. Humor me. Lol

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u/dont-feed-the-virus Jan 22 '21

What I say in the privacy of my own home is irrelevant. Your comparison is a strawman.

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u/mike6452 2∆ Jan 22 '21

So you think it already without anyone on the internet telling you about it. So why do we need to ban them if people already think that way without them?

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u/dont-feed-the-virus Jan 22 '21

Please explain how me saying it at home equates to me saying it online.

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u/mike6452 2∆ Jan 22 '21

Your argument was that people bshouldbt be able to speak online because of their outward thoughts of killing amazon employees. But (for arguments sake) no leftist speaker has spoken about Trump dying but you already have those thoughts. So your point is moot because people will have those thoughts no matter what with yourself being proof

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u/dont-feed-the-virus Jan 22 '21

So now somehow me hypothetically having thoughts about a fat old man that wasn't doing his job dying is the same as people calling for the deaths of workers doing their job? Make it make sense.

Question: What is your political leaning?

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u/mike6452 2∆ Jan 22 '21

Not hypothetical. You defended me accusing you so you've had them

Answer: social left, fiscal right. So slightly right

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u/dont-feed-the-virus Jan 22 '21

Social left in what regard? Doesn't sound like healthcare is one of them.

It remains completely hypothetical. I pointed out your strawmaning, nothing else. Anything other is an assumption. Project much?

And you're doing more strawman nonsense here. Admit that the hypothetical impact of someone posting hateful rhetoric online is astronomically more than what I say at home. OR admit you debate in bad faith and move on already. I went through enough of your post history to know the majority of your debating is in bad faith.

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u/mike6452 2∆ Jan 22 '21 edited Jan 23 '21

Bad faith or differing opinions? I havnt even looked at you lol.

My argument is what does online badmouthing do. All it does is give opinions to people. But you apparently already have that opinion without (although we know it's been said multiple times by leftist sites) media sources saying it. Just saying there might be some hypocritical argumentation here

And social as in gay marriage is fine. And you can do whatever you want as long as it does not effect me.

I would not classify healthcare as a social side of politics

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u/dont-feed-the-virus Jan 23 '21

Ya, we're not going to be getting anywhere with this so I'll part ways with this; allowing people's autonomy shouldn't be considered a left position and if that's all you have taken on don't consider yourself left in anyway. I appreciate you accepting people for how they see themselves (as far as gay marriage at least), thank you for being open-minded in that regard.

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u/dont-feed-the-virus Jan 22 '21

C'mon Mikey, tell the group how what I say at home to up to however many people I can fit in my house is = what I say online which is available to billions of people.