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It could still result in a mob piling on them, which is exactly the behaviour they're arguing against...


Correct. I know at least one of the authors who was behaving horribly has severe depression. I don't care how horrible their behavior was, I'm not going to potentially sick an unknown internet mob on a person with suicidal tendencies.


Ah yes, they may want to chop off my head... but I would never tell them this is wrong.


I am 100% fine with telling them this is wrong. I'm quite vocal about this being wrong.

But I am not okay with unleashing random internet people on a mentally ill person, which could easily spiral into a mob that involves death threats, doxing of personal info, etc. Hell, I'm not okay doing that to a mentally healthy person.


I'm genuinely ok with a mob piling on someone who is making stalking threats.


I think large parts of the right has now come to the conclusion that it can not hold itself to so much higher moral standards than the opposite team, or it will continue losing and moving down leagues until there is no right team left.


People can downvote this, but I've literally read right-of-center people making this argument.




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