Journalists railing against Twitter for not regulating speech stringently enough are like classroom snitches. They'll throw a tantrum until Teacher enforces "the rules." They're really into rules. Hall monitors with a byline
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Replying to @mtracey
One quibble I have: "crying" for equal enforcement of rules does not make someone a cop. If anything, it shows people why they should be less enthusiastic about demanding strict rule enforcement. If everyone is held to same standard, they will think twice about what to enforce.
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Replying to @saltminetimes
Tattling to the authorities is the part that constitutes a cop impulse. LOOK, I FOUND THIS RULE VIOLATION! WHY WON'T SO-AND-SO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
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Replying to @mtracey
Ok. But say there is a specific rule which is constantly being applied unequally. Isn't finding a specific example of where the rule isn't being enforced the best way to prove unequal enforcement & ensure equality moving forward?
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Replying to @saltminetimes @mtracey
And since the rules being applied equally is the best way to stop people from clamoring for the hammer to be applied to others, they will hopefully stop playing the role of the cop when they have had it used against them enough times.
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Replying to @saltminetimes
I think certain people simply have to decline to get involved in this tedious game where the end-goal is always to get the Teachers to do things to placate you. That's my position, anyway
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Replying to @mtracey
I agree, I just think that the way we get there is by the tattlers having a dose of their own medicine.
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Yeah, that’s the most popular justification invoked by right-wingers who want to engage in destructive behavior. Because we all know the best way to foster a healthy society is to ape the worst tendencies of our enemies
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