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0 pointsjosteink6y ago0 comments

> You use the wrong word. What you desire is conformity.

This seems to be a pretty common paradox.

The people who promote "diversity" (and sometimes even diversity of thought!), never accept anyone who wants to debate the nuances of that concept, nor how that may best be implemented.

Basically they demand conformity to the one "diverse" view and their definition of diversity. You're either with them or you're "part of the problem".

You'd think at some point they would notice how they come off ass utterly hypocritical.

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chasing6y ago

Not true at all. People who want to increase diversity debate freedom of speech and what makes for “diversity” all the time. If you’re not hearing it, maybe you need to listen more carefully.

In my experience people who say what you’ve said above actually don’t want debate: They’re frustrated that other people have made their choices and wish to either belabor the topic endlessly or filibuster and waste everyone’s time. You may have freedom of speech, but you do not have an enshrined right to be debated against. There are only so many hours in the day and people must get on with their lives.

CathedralBorrow6y ago

...and that seems to be a pretty common straw man. Who is "they"? Is this a self-selected group, or chosen by you? Am I maybe in it?

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