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0 pointsoldmanjay9y ago0 comments

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> Your country, by electing someone with an unpleasant set of views on race/religion, has implicitly given free reign to people with even more unpleasant views on those to do whatever they want and not fear repercussions because... after all, they've been told they're in the majority now.

If you want these people to not feel free to express their opinions then you want some other thing. Feel free to explain what, if I misconstrued.

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scrollaway9y ago

I think you might be reading "to do whatever they want" far too generously, unless you consider death threats (and worse) to be free expression of opinions that should be protected.

oldmanjayOP9y ago

Threats are illegal, and that hasn't changed. If that is truly all you are talking about, then thank you for clarifying because that was not at all evident.

scrollaway9y ago

I guess in trying to keep a friendly tone to my post I overneutered it. But yes, I was referencing the stuff that was happening in the news article I linked. Similar things happened right after the Brexit vote: All of a sudden, people coming out of the woodwork thinking it's now okay to tell others to "go back to their country" (even natives), to threaten them, beat them up, etc.

The more divisive the vote is, the more violent the winner gets. Bullying is easier when you have the numbers.

America just elected someone who actively encouraged beating people up at rallies. The fallout is going to suck.

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0 pointsoldmanjay9y ago0 comments

You said

If you want these people to not feel free to express their opinions then you want some other thing. Feel free to explain what, if I misconstrued.

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scrollaway9y ago

I think you might be reading "to do whatever they want" far too generously, unless you consider death threats (and worse) to be free expression of opinions that should be protected.

oldmanjayOP9y ago

Threats are illegal, and that hasn't changed. If that is truly all you are talking about, then thank you for clarifying because that was not at all evident.

scrollaway9y ago

The more divisive the vote is, the more violent the winner gets. Bullying is easier when you have the numbers.

America just elected someone who actively encouraged beating people up at rallies. The fallout is going to suck.

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