Why I Joined the Politically Incorrect Steemians

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First of all, I believe in political correctness. I think we should have policies that do not marginalize various groups of people. Inevitably, it leads to controls on speech to avoid offending those same groups of people. I agree with that also, as it is central in being able to respect others who were affected more deeply by such marginalization.

The Politically Incorrect Steemians is a relatively new community started by @valorforfreedom. It is an active budding community whose chat room has no rules whatsoever. Whatever norms we have established as a society for avoiding various terms or for restricting hate speech are out the door.

But that doesn't mean it will turn into a sexist and racist cesspool. In fact, it hasn't. For @valorforfreedom is a man of honor. He will treat each and every visitor as a human being, and at least has admitted to being slightly open about changing his view should there be anyone convincing enough. He does hold very strong conservative opinions, and sometimes that can rub people the wrong way. As a liberal leaning fellow, I will serve as a counterweight for the time being.

Beneath it all is a drive to improve ourselves and help each other, and the leader @valorforfreedom is quite the motivator, and you can see it from his posts: his ambitious goals and his dedication towards those goals. And that is a main focus of this community as well (despite the name of the group). Simply put, it's not purely about being politically incorrect for the sake of being politically incorrect.

Now, about that political incorrectness... When it does come up, it can get pretty crazy. I tend to go hide when that happens since it's not my cup of tea. I see it as venting frustration over some larger group over the actions of a few of the individuals of that group (stereotyping of course). But I ignore it because otherwise I've had quite interesting conversations with other fellow berserkers. An individual after all is more complex than the labels we slap on them. A sexist or racist is still a person after all, and if there is a place to open up our minds it would make the whole world a better place.

An interesting side thought also-- On the internet, you have no idea who you could be talking with, and what things can potentially be so offensive. Moreover, you cannot discern tone, which is especially important for e.g. detecting sarcasm, which I am terrible at. So the chat is ripe for misinterpretation that could suddenly fire things up. But then they can be cleared up, and life moves on.

Anyway, an interesting mix of people have emerged into the channel. I warmly invite you all to come explore. And if you don't get scared off from the strong rhetoric, will look forward to some interesting discussion ahead. Cheers!

Here is the link to the berserker discord where you can find more information about the group: https://discord.gg/WABj3U

And we are starting to use the tag #berserkers

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