I think this is a bit of a tangent to your rant...
I kind of think of it as a, by default, central idea. Attacking every little slip just silences the people you should want on side.
It's sad. On one hand you have people saying, "If you're staying silent, then that's effectively giving permission to such-and-such that this behaviour is okay," on the other, a loud section of the people who believe this will shout down and pick apart potential allies until they decide that silence is the best option.
The other thing about the internet is that people are very brave about thoughtlessly tearing someone apart online, but the vast majority of those same bullies would be far too scared to act so rude face to face.
As far as I'm concerned, you're welcome to say what you want on here. If someone started picking I'd be all too happy to tear them a new one.
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Date: 2009-05-15 01:04 am (UTC)I kind of think of it as a, by default, central idea. Attacking every little slip just silences the people you should want on side.
It's sad. On one hand you have people saying, "If you're staying silent, then that's effectively giving permission to such-and-such that this behaviour is okay," on the other, a loud section of the people who believe this will shout down and pick apart potential allies until they decide that silence is the best option.
The other thing about the internet is that people are very brave about thoughtlessly tearing someone apart online, but the vast majority of those same bullies would be far too scared to act so rude face to face.
As far as I'm concerned, you're welcome to say what you want on here. If someone started picking I'd be all too happy to tear them a new one.