This is partly what demolished DEI and the stifling woke culture. Feeling like you couldn’t say how you really felt, even at a party or a bar, finally made a critical mass of people say “fuck this” and let it rip. The Overton window of acceptable dialog has been shifted so insanely far from where it was 5 years ago it’s head spinning

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hackyhacky an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, I had noticed that Nazis and racists feel more comfortable speaking up. On the contrary, voices for peace and acceptance are shouted down and frequently defunded. The Overton window isn't larger, it's just more right.

	▲	qsera 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		>voices for peace and acceptance.. context matters. Without understanding context and considering it, this can be quite stupid. > defunded That is not so bad, right? It is not like they are wiped off the face of the earth. They just lose free $$$. Free $$$ means they are asking for free work from the rest of the society. If a government feels that they don't contribute positively to the society, then it is quite within their right to prevent the work of society going to them. Particularly when the society have voted for the same. >Nazis and racists Oh come on, that is just lazy. Every swing of the pendulum causes the previously oppressed opinions to surface. This will always include malicious ones too that were rightfully suppressed before. That does not mean every voice that is enabled is a "Nazi". If you start saying that, then you becomes part of the problem.

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kingkawn an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Please spare us cloying political buzz-word salad