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Daily commentaries about any group (and I will even exclude illegal immigration since thats a whole other ball of wax)
are disingenuous. Just my opinion, but its not about "being PC". The MSM doesnt dictate what an educated person should write or say, but, common decency and civility should.
In this anything goes, day and age, unfortunately those two things are anachronisms. Even when American society condemns racism and bigotry as it never has before, people who want to see racism behind every bush and tree will do so.
In this anything goes, day and age, unfortunately those two things are anachronisms. Even when American society condemns racism and bigotry as it never has before, people who want to see racism behind every bush and tree will do so.
And people who still want to mouth off in racist ways will continue to do so, especially when they have the anonymity of the internet to hide behind.
"Does the Internet encourage group polarization and harden extreme points of view?"
There's a huge variety of forums on the internet, many of them very interesting and civil. Certain ones (not to mention any names) encourage extremism, and allow offensive speech. The internet is just a passive tool, you can't blame the internet. It's what people do with that tool that can be a problem.
In this anything goes, day and age, unfortunately those two things are anachronisms. Even when American society condemns racism and bigotry as it never has before, people who want to see racism behind every bush and tree will do so.
That is a sweeping generalization with a very broad brush.
Educated people interested in decency or justice should call racism or misogyny if they see it, it is within their legal right to do so. Its also allowable to discuss it , civilly, if people raised the bar a little.
Its like one lawmaker said, "I cant define pornography but I'll know it when I see it".
It is the same with mis-treatment and juvenile 7th grade name calling of any particular minority.
There are true racists who use the internet to sound off and spew their cee-rap. There are trolls who actually are not racists but who like to stir the pot and watch the fur fly. There are people who are looking for evidence of racism behind every bush and tree and will play the "race card" every chance that comes along. There are non-racists who make statements that are not intended to be racist but will, nevertheless, be interpreted that way. The internet is host to all kinds of people and gives all of them a voice.
The anonymity of the internet allows for people to express their inner thoughts. I've seen on other message boards young men expressing incredibly sexist and misogynist opinions. They post harsh comments about any woman who isn't a perfect ten in looks and who weighs more than 90 lbs. And those same message boards would probably appear racist to you as they make threads asking why blacks don't tip well at restaurants... but at the same time their black membership does agree with them.
Otherwise, if one were to voice all their inner thoughts out loud in public, there would be a lot of fights breaking out, objects thrown, more road rage incidents...
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