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Comment author: CAE_Jones 12 February 2016 04:29:32PM 1 point [-]

Five years ago

Five years ago, we weren't just coming down from a spree of witch-hunts in which online mobs destroy people's lives for being insufficiently politically correct. I suspect lots of "be on the look out for anything that looks sexist" conditioning still hasn't worn off. But I might be mind-projecting.

Actually, it seems worth a poll. did/did not take it as something close to rape apologia, are/are not worried about doxing or other such harassment campaigns?

Submitting...

Comment author: Old_Gold 13 February 2016 01:55:00AM 1 point [-]

Five years ago, we weren't just coming down from a spree of witch-hunts in which online mobs destroy people's lives for being insufficiently politically correct.

And you're trying to be one of the witch-hunters?

Comment author: CAE_Jones 13 February 2016 05:54:15AM 2 points [-]

No, I'm afraid of the witch-hunters. (So far, polling indicates that this was not the right hypothesis for the commentary in general.) I avoided commenting until my previous comment because I was pretty sure I'd regret it--probably missing the point or getting drawn into the political deluge--and it seems this was the correct expectation.

Comment author: Old_Gold 13 February 2016 08:52:40AM 0 points [-]

No, I'm afraid of the witch-hunters.

Someone who joins the witch-hunters out of fear is still a witch-hunter.

I avoided commenting until my previous comment because I was pretty sure I'd regret it

Well, if you're not willing to stand up to the witch-hunters you should at least avoid joining their mobs.

Comment author: gjm 13 February 2016 11:03:03AM 4 points [-]

Someone who joins the witch-hunters out of fear is still a witch-hunter. [...] you should at least avoid joining their mobs.

I don't see anything CAE_Jones has said or done here that can possibly be described as witch-hunting or mob-joining.

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