Errorist76 said:
DarthMetalliCube said:
I certainly don't condone racism, but if we're talking in the case of Sargon, then it sounds to me like the actual statement (while crudely and inappropriately worded) was taken out of context if you look into who he was actually criticizing, which were the ACTUAL racists. I think he was just using terms in a language those people could understand, harsh as it was. Of course there should be limits, but outside of direct threats to the safety of others, I don't see how you can start limiting speech without inevitably going down a slippery slope of totalitarianism.
Racist speech should not be encouraged, but I strongly feel that the repercussions should be organic - ie, let these people be criticized and hurt financially from fans/consumers directly by voicing their displeasure and/or refusing to provide income to these people, but I don't see why these giant corporations should act as the arbiters of speech and morality online. My solution is not a perfect one, but it's what I think is the most fair - simply let the markets decide accordingly and the voices of the people respond directly.
These companies should be there to offer a service to those who want it, nothing more, nothing less. They shouldn't act as the nanny state. It sort of sets a troubling, Authoritarian precedent from where I sit..
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It's far from the only thing this guy has done, leading in this direction.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/sargon-of-akkad-cites-white-nationalist-propaganda-reveals-his-alt-right-sympathies/
Sorry, but I don't swallow that he could meant those parts in a sarcastic or criticising way.
Those private companies have terms of service. If a user violates them knowingly, they have every right to stop supporting him.
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Well it's fair enough that the company lays out terms of service, and if they're broken, then fine. As long as the rules are enforced equally across the board. They have a right to do that as a private entity I suppose. Doesn't mean I agree with it, or that many are going to want to put up with it.
I guess where I draw the line is if and when the powers that be start going after alternative platforms that DO want to have total free and open speech, like Gab.
I don't know much about Sargon, but I've heard he's actually center-left if anything, he's just a bit of a shit stirrer and utterly rejects PC culture. But I don't know, that article title sounds quite like propaganda to me, and I question how much they stretch the term "white nationalist" and "alt right". I mean, there are outlets that actually brand Pewdiepie this way, so it's tough to take MSM seriously anymore..
