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668 points wildmusings | 1 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | 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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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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1. 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.