• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Political speech can involve hate.

    Political disagreement, or any other disagreement that does not involve hate and harm should not be in question.

    You’re welcome to hate Biden or Trump. You’re not welcome to threaten to kill your political opponent’s supporters.

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      Political speech can involve hate.

      Not in a modern society

      Political disagreement, or any other disagreement that does not involve hate and harm should not be in question.

      It never has been

      You’re welcome to hate Biden or Trump.

      I make a point of not hating anyone too old to control their bladder

      You’re not welcome to threaten to kill your political opponent’s supporters.

      Yes, that’s the idea

      I’ve not got a clue what point you’re making

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          15 hours ago

          You cited an example from a society that thinks handguns are a right yet doesn’t fight for basic human rights like healthcare

          That’s absolutely not a modern society

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            11 hours ago

            Ok. What society do you consider modern? France? Germany? Sweden? Finland? I can show a politician saying something just as horrible. Maybe not the one in high office, but elected politicians. I sure can’t think of a nation that doesn’t have at least a handful of racist assholes that get elected by being racist assholes.

            Suggesting there is no hate in politics is just naïve. There is no place on this planet free of bigotry and free of people willing to have bigots make decisions for them.