Andrew StroehleinDec 2, 2022

The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words.

Genocides do not start with mass murder. That's where they end up.

Genocides & other mass atrocity crimes begin with words - specifically, with powerful people dehumanizing a minority.

Once they are seen as less than human, anything is possible, even mass murder.

👉 You can speak out loudly today for the rights of others, or you can stay silent & wait for tomorrow, when your rights will be taken away too.

Show threadNazishDec 2, 2022

@andrewstroehlein A lot of hate speech is being normalized under the label free speech. This leads to the escalation of violence in vocabulary. Free speech should not be free of responsibility - or content moderation - otherwise it’s anarchy. There needs to be regulation and accountability for social media platforms like for other media.

« In the beginning was the word Â» and words lead to actions.

Show threadArielDec 2, 2022
@Nazishmunch a minor nitpick: people being able to spread hate without pushback is not what 'anarchy' means. Quite often, it's anarchists who are pushing back against hate the hardest, so I hope you get why I feel like what you said is a mischaracterisation.
Show threadNazishDec 2, 2022
@Walk_blesseD I meant, in my opinion, freedom without responsibility/ rules is anarchy. You are free to drive a car as long as you respect the rules that protect the safety of all - even in a private parking lot. You are not allowed to drive over someone’s foot even in a private place without being held responsible for it.
Show threadArielDec 2, 2022
@Nazishmunch I think your opinion is, at best, unhelpful because it's perpetuating an inaccurate view of what people who want anarchy are actually trying to achieve. As far as I see it, "freedom without responsibility/ rules is anarchy" is just as reductive and misleading a take as "socialism is when the government does stuff."
Show threadArielDec 2, 2022
@Nazishmunch oh right, it looks like you're a capitalist. Nevermind.
Show threadNazish
@Walk_blesseD well, that’s a bit reductive. But fine since it seems there’s no real interest in dialogue. Have a lovely day anyway.
Dec 2, 2022 at 11:21amWeb
Show threadKaren StrickholmDec 2, 2022
@Nazishmunch @Walk_blesseD Kudos to you, you handled that well. 💕
Show threadNazishDec 2, 2022
@KarenStrickholm @Walk_blesseD there was a bit of left over bird energy initially 😩. but we did manage to exchange ideas in the end. 😉
I learnt some things I didn’t know like about this Mandragon corporation which I’m definitely going to research further.