Censorship and the Mosque Shooting
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Oh good, I can't possibly see a downside here. I'm sure feelings of resentment and victimisation will just disappear when directed to an organisation approved by tech overlords.
No doubt facebook will be consistent in its approach and will take the same view toward other ethnicities. Dalai Lama and most of South African's ANC and EEF to lose their facebook privileges I'm sure.
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@Rembrandt Stuff has introduced a bunch of new rules around comments, with stricter rules around what people can say and also deciding they won't open comments to a pretty long list of topics. They've also removed the ability to upvote/downvote.
I really don't think websites banning debate on particular topics is the right way to go about this.
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topics that are now off limits:
1080
allegations of criminality or misconduct
animal cruelty
beneficiaries
Christchurch mosque shootings of March 2019
court cases
domestic violence
fluoride
funerals
immigrants or refugees
Israel and Palestine
Kashmir
missing people
race
sexual orientation
suicide
Treaty of Waitangi
transgender issues
vaccination
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@No-Quarter Its frustrating. But I guess our reality. Tech giants have huge influence on the world but are hardly qualified in using that influence in a responsible manner. If they want to go the 'ban' route then at the very least apply it regardless of race.
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@No-Quarter The reality isn't that the topics are off limits, its disagreeing with whatever narrative stuff.co.nz pushes that is really what is driving this.
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@Rembrandt and/or their willingness to invest in genuinely moderating the topics etc. But agree that it's more about their take on those issues
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It does seem to me to be an over the top reaction to the shooting. Brenton Tarrant didn't get radicalised by engaging people in debate on a public forum, he sat in an echo chamber in the depths of 4chan and 8chan away from the rest of society.
I don't think these rules will pan out well for them. The comments sections will become very bland and I'd say a lot of people will stop bothering to engage.
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@No-Quarter said in Censorship and the Mosque Shooting:
Brenton Tarrant didn't get radicalised by engaging people in debate on a public forum, he sat in an echo chamber in the depths of 4chan and 8chan away from the rest of society.
I'd say an argument could be made (but not legally in NZ..) that the suppression of honest public debate may have contributed to his actions.
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Nazis! nazis everywhere!!! The ex-soldier suicide was an interesting story. He didn't want his gun taken from him..clearly his background made him feel a gun was a necessity for life.
It still doesn't feel right to me that people can be jailed for sharing a tweet, I don't even care if they tried to get past a facebook restriction, the censorship on facebook is so comical that it immediately makes it a game when they block a post. "Women don't have a penis" for example.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/111629288/arrests-after-police-raids-in-christchurch
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@Rembrandt said in Censorship and the Mosque Shooting:
Nazis! nazis everywhere!!! The ex-soldier suicide was an interesting story. He didn't want his gun taken from him..clearly his background made him feel a gun was a necessity for life.
It still doesn't feel right to me that people can be jailed for sharing a tweet, I don't even care if they tried to get past a facebook restriction, the censorship on facebook is so comical that it immediately makes it a game when they block a post. "Women don't have a penis" for example.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/111629288/arrests-after-police-raids-in-christchurch
Stuff.co.nz had some shitcunt posting a whole bunch of comments that this guys plight was Jacindas fault because apparently the new gun laws made him uneasy.
It was outstanding "get some popcorn and read" stuff but it all got deleted unfortunately.
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@MajorRage thought you would be interested in Peterson’s response to that t-shirt picture;
"I also have a strong belief that people should be allowed to express themselves as they see fit, and I haven't invoked a dress code at my lectures, feeling that free people who have taken the time and trouble to attend and travel and pay have the right (as they clearly do) to wear whatever they choose," he wrote in an email.
"Having said that, and despite the low base rate and my feelings about allowing those who attend my lectures their freedom of dress, I have now asked the company that handles the photos to politely ask those who are photographed with me to refrain from more provocative political garb, given that the fallout can be used by those who are not fond of me (a serious understatement) to capitalise on the opportunity the photos provide, particularly in isolation and context-free."
So basically saying as he believes in free speech he didn’t try to restrict that guy’s right to wear the t-shirt.
I think it’s smarter not to allow your enemies to use photos like that out of context, especially as people will just look at the picture and not the explanation.
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@canefan said in Censorship and the Mosque Shooting:
@Kirwan It was certainly a display of naivete on his part by the sounds of it
Yep, guess it pays to remember that a few years ago he was just a university professor. Many traps to fall into once celebrity hits, and you talk about controversial subjects.
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@canefan "certainly"?
I didn't know it was a universally accepted notion that standing next to a complete stranger wearing writing on his shirt are sufficient grounds for a complete character assessment. Or any assessment actually.
There's a lot of casual compliance and acceptance to these lefty identity ideas, an apathy that surprises me.
We're veering a long way from any solid truth as a foundation for human interaction. There'll be a big punch up, maybe soon
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@Siam said in Censorship and the Mosque Shooting:
@canefan "certainly"?
I didn't know it was a universally accepted notion that standing next to a complete stranger wearing writing on his shirt are sufficient grounds for a complete character assessment. Or any assessment actually.
There's a lot of casual compliance and acceptance to these lefty identity ideas, an apathy that surprises me.
We're veering a long way from any solid truth as a foundation for human interaction. There'll be a big punch up, maybe soon
Standing next to a complete stranger? Not putting your arm around, then smiling and posing for the camera?
JP has left himself wide open for criticism here, and has acknowledged it. He's a public figure and should think about what he chooses to and not to associate himself with. Which he has done.
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@Siam said in Censorship and the Mosque Shooting:
@canefan "certainly"?
I didn't know it was a universally accepted notion that standing next to a complete stranger wearing writing on his shirt are sufficient grounds for a complete character assessment. Or any assessment actually.
There's a lot of casual compliance and acceptance to these lefty identity ideas, an apathy that surprises me.
We're veering a long way from any solid truth as a foundation for human interaction. There'll be a big punch up, maybe soon
In Kirwan's post he basically admits he could have been a bit smarter. The optics detract from the good in his message, which is not good if you make your living as a communicator
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For what it's worth I hate the word Islamophobe. It conflates criticism of Islam with anti-Muslim bigotry. If we really want to call out genuine bigotry then we should use the correct terms.
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@No-Quarter said in Censorship and the Mosque Shooting:
topics that are now off limits:
1080
allegations of criminality or misconduct
animal cruelty
beneficiaries
Christchurch mosque shootings of March 2019
court cases
domestic violence
fluoride
funerals
immigrants or refugees
Israel and Palestine
Kashmir
missing people
race
sexual orientation
suicide
Treaty of Waitangi
transgender issues
vaccination
vulnerable childrenFun game. Next dinner party I will print these off and cut them into individual topics and placed them in a bowl. After the third bottle of wine is opened each guest will take turns drawing one at random to set the conversation for the next 10 minutes.