you are making his point
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Wow, you hate my free speech a lot. Guess you owe me funding!
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I am unaware that I expressed hatred, and it was not my intention to do so. I just think, very respectfully, that you are making his point.
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His point is that it’s better to fund people who overtly hate gay people, and my point is it’s better to have fewer gay teens kill themselves.
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Do you really think that it is an accurate summary of the argument that
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I think that’s the outcome of giving countless dollars in funding & invaluable social capital to homophobes. I think enough of
@sama to assume that’s not his intent, thus me pointing out the issue. If I thought he meant to cause that, I wouldn’t bother.2 replies 0 retweets 13 likes -
As someone who only knows
@sama from his and his org's very public words and actions, making that assumption of his/their intent seems unwarranted ᖍ(ツ)ᖌ1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
He just said he didn’t think it was the intent. But it IS the outcome. Enabling hate by funding haters, regardless of their other talents, creates more victims. As
@nberlat just wrote, “Free speech has long been used to protect the speech of people who were already free.”3 replies 0 retweets 11 likes -
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I did grow up in communist Eastern Germany, which restricted freedom of speech in the name of the very best intentions. Any dissenting argument was silenced or punished with the response that it would reenable Hitler fascism again. Especially the argument that maybe it would not.
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I don’t really think DDR leadership had “the very best intentions.” The BRD managed to ban Nazi symbols and speech with no obvious loss of civil liberty, economic freedom, or civic engagement, and the fascists seem to be centered among the Ossis.
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Unlike the DDR, the BRD integrated former fascists and high ranking nazi officials into government, police and secret service (even though the results where arguably better in the long run). I knew a number of DDR officials, they really had good intentions.
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