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668 points wildmusings | 4 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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kennysmoothx ◴[24 Nov 16 01:23 UTC] No.13027200[source]▶
Politics and the ethics of what spez did aside, /r/The_Donald seems to be one the most nightmarish communities one can think of, and it's a huge.

Very toxic.

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qwertyuiop924 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:28 UTC] No.13027233[source]▶
I can put the politics aside. But the ethics? No. The_Donald might be awful, in your opinion. But what spez did isn't just awful. It's the canonical example of bad behavior on the internet from a mod.
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1. giarc ◴[24 Nov 16 05:05 UTC] No.13028269[source]▶
>The_Donald might be awful, in your opinion.

Interesting way to put it. "in your opinion." Are racist comments and harassment awful only in "opinion"? Are we not at a point where spewing racism in a public forum is not "factually awful" now?

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2. gdix ◴[24 Nov 16 07:16 UTC] No.13028788[source]▶
Who gets to decide what's racist and what constitutes harassment? Isn't that a matter of opinion?
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3. jpgvm ◴[24 Nov 16 09:40 UTC] No.13029331[source]▶
According to anti-discrimination laws in many countries, not exactly. Some of it is down to judges opinion but many times there are concrete boundaries for what is considered both harassment and racism.

Usually if you have to ask, it is.

4. qwertyuiop924 ◴[24 Nov 16 10:04 UTC] No.13029434[source]▶
I've been to the -chans, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression (my opinion is more complicated, but I'm simplifying). So while I think they're awful, I still think that people should have a place to say them, whether or not that is reddit.

Also, while I think it's awful, there may be others who do not.