Just to clarify, I don’t think it’s a problem that hatred is minimal here, and I don’t just mean politics.

I feel like I very rarely see alternative opinions about anything, whether it be software, ai, news about companies, etc. it just seems like everyone universally agrees about anything with only a tiny handful of exceptions.

It makes me hesitant to believe I’m on the “correct side” and I never see any arguments from opposition. This makes me worried that I’m in some sort of echo chamber. In real life, I do see much more diverse opinions and, if I only used the fediverse for social media, would likely be weaker in defending my own since their arguments would be “new” to me.

I understand the reasons for which the fediverse has pretty collective opinion, but it does still worry me. I want to be able to see all the other people with their own thoughts (given it’s respectful) on the Internet, which should be the most capable tool to do so.

  • daannii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Are you familiar with tolerance of intolerance?

    Yeah so basically when you give right wing ideology any foothold, they eventually take over.

    Just like with the rest of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

    I used to have the mindset that censorship of right ideologies wasn’t really ok because surely people would just see how selfish and cruel they were and not give them any time.

    But I sure was wrong about that.

    Now I take a stronger stance on the matter. Hate has no place in the world. Tolerating it only allows it to flourish.

    Otherwise I don’t think other opinions should be censored. Just those promoting bigotry and hate.

    And yes there are objective definitions of that. It’s actually pretty simple.

    Do you hate someone for being part of a group or identity, OR because they are a shit person ?

    First one is bigotry and hate. Second one is not.

    I don’t hate Trump cause he’s a Republican. I hate Trump for all the shit he has done.

    That said, Criticizing political groups (their politicians) does not fall into being bigoted because I judge based on actions and their intolerance/hate. Like trying to harm trans people. That’s a no no.

    We have to be intolerant of intolerance.

    If we aren’t, it just keeps making a comeback. Because scapegoating is an easy play by politicians. Always has been.