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 threadJake ArkinstallDec 2, 2022

@Walk_blesseD @Nazishmunch what they're trying to achieve and the inevitable outcome are two different things, just like with every political ideology in existence. They must be judged in the latter.

A free market capitalist aims to reduce costs, offer more choice, reduce inefficiencies - yet free market capitalism does the opposite in reality

A communist aims to increase rights, increase the baseline standard of living, and make the economy fairer - yet communism does the opposite in reality.

Show threadNazish
@jake_arkinstall @Walk_blesseD Unchecked ideologies of any kind tend to stomp over basic human rights to justify their ends.
I’m a small business owner and we try to benchmark our results not only on sales growth but on factors like employee retention, customer satisfaction etc. It’s hard bc banks and investors lend money and extend credit lines solely based on financial growth. Working with this system without sacrificing one’s values is possible but really not easy.
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Show threadArielDec 2, 2022

@Nazishmunch @jake_arkinstall

> It’s hard bc banks and investors lend money and extend credit lines solely based on financial growth. Working with this system without sacrificing one’s values is possible but really not easy.

Yes, the system is a problem. Somebody should do something about that…