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		mszcz on Sept 5, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit I have a feeling that that kind of speech, given enough time and tolerance, eventually might escalate to action.

int_19h on Sept 6, 2017 [–]

Hate speech is a symptom of a problem, not a cause. Trying to treat a disease by suppressing symptoms is a waste of time at best, and actively harmful at first (because it conceals the progression of that disease, until one day you're violently sick).

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