RE: No Tolerance for intolerance
Yes the double edged sword of no censorship in a user-regulated community is a static percentage of those users are arseholes and bigots.
The other edge of a hate filled post born of ignorance and weakness is the opposing discussion it breeds by people who will not stand for that. We are an emotional animal wired for inaction so speaking out against this helps people know that they are not the only ones opposed to this, but will speak out and not let that shiny turd bake in the sun.
I contest that it takes more effort and intelligence to see the beauty in something rather than find a reason to hate it so I put my finite energy into that. I have to balance my activism and involvement with hate-filled shits to preserve my spirit but will lend my voice to the cause.
Great post and thanks to @riskdebonair for resteemin it or else I would not have seen it.
yeah, the presence of arse holes will never be eliminated, but the unfortunate thing in steem, which is probably unique to the platform - is that many won't speak up out of fear of retribution. You never have that issue on any other site. And the fact that people can literally profit directly from the vileness of their posts.
Despite this, there are people that speak up regardless - which is admirable, albeit futile. This is how I discovered @riskdebonair
To be honest I don't really think it takes more effort to appreciate other people that are of different backgrounds, cultures, etc. At the very least, the neutral stance should be to just let people be - There's many aspects of religions and cultures that I don't agree with or don't understand, but I largely leave those to do their thing
Yah hate is easy and love just needs allies. Remember that I am the scourge of the earth white male and I am only beginning to fathom what bigotry might feel like. I gave you a follow and appreciate the conversation.