Ppl can be silenced by being prevented from speaking or punished for it. I am conflicted on the idea of 'silencing' by social pressure.
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If criticising Islam is widely understood to be racist. If criticising feminism is widely understood to be opposition to gender equality.
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But calling ppl racist or sexist to silence them only works if they already think racism & sexism are bad things. Or does it?
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I know that the vast majority of ppl need social validation but don't we mostly only care if the ppl we respect respect us back?
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If punitive consequences can result, yes. But if ppl only disapprove of you? If surrounded by them all day, I suppose yes.
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@nationofseals This is why I specified that first. I'm trying to separate fear of negative life consequences from fear of disapproval. -
If absolutely everyone disapproved of you, you cld get very lonely, obv, even if they had no power over your life. But this rarely happens.
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We're a social species, social pressure is much; a morality, whether it is still relevant to today's world or not, might not
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even register to the person as social pressure (outside force to resist)
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