• Rom [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

  • BeamBrain [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    It’s at times like this that I have to remind myself these people are a small minority, even if they’re disproportionately represented in the English-speaking internet.

    Also, hamas-red-triangle

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    1 year ago

    If only you all could see how PISSED I look on the other side of the screen after reading this fucking excrement smeared onto the shiternet

  • spaphy@lemmy.ml
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    Eh just don’t use Reddit man. He will get banned anyways don’t worry about it.

    There is a holding pattern currently where people are extreme liberals or extreme conservatives and if you even say something that sounds like either you’ll get suspended or your comment removed. Individuals are not used to actual free speech because the moment they encounter it and it doesn’t suit them they opt to remove opposite opinions. Hate them all you like.