TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoHe Infiltrated a Notorious White Nationalist Group. Now, He’s Being Sued for Exposing Themwww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1738arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1727arrow-down1external-linkHe Infiltrated a Notorious White Nationalist Group. Now, He’s Being Sued for Exposing Themwww.rollingstone.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square132fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePapergeist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoMy single-sentence comment seems to have caused me to be misunderstood. I’m wondering, why is the “clear and present danger” doctrine NOT being used to shut these racists down? Because from my perspective, racist hate speech is clearly dangerous.
minus-squarepinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoBecause,as we’ve seen in this thread, other people are easily manipulated.
My single-sentence comment seems to have caused me to be misunderstood.
I’m wondering, why is the “clear and present danger” doctrine NOT being used to shut these racists down? Because from my perspective, racist hate speech is clearly dangerous.
Because,as we’ve seen in this thread, other people are easily manipulated.