curl-6 said:
zorg1000 said:
Well then maybe get more info before butting in. I don’t “feel†like the things he is saying are hateful, they simply are. He spread false information about a Muslim immigrant killing kids in the UK which led to riots and he spread false information about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating cats in Springfield, Ohio which has led to bomb threats at the local schools & hospitals. When confronted about this and telling him to be more responsible and verify if stories like this are true before spreading them, instead of owning up to it, he came up with nonsense rebuttals like “that sounds too hard†and “isn’t it actually a good thing I spread misinformation?†and “freedom of speech!†and “I feel like you’re about to call me a nazi†Obviously what I said broke forum rules but context matters and that’s probably why a moderator messaged me directly instead of punishing me. There is a huge difference between insulting someone because they think Switch 2 will be more powerful than PS5 Pro and insulting someone because they are spreading racist misinformation that has led to violence and gives nonsense excuses justifying doing so. |
Misinformation should be debunked in a civil and adult manner. Name calling is counterproductive, it only entrenches people's position. You'll never change somebody's mind by yelling at them. |
Read the conversation, it was civil until the person proved that they are either a troll or “insert mean name” in which case, logic and reasoning aren’t going to sway them.
Again, it’s really odd that me saying a mean word is so appalling to you but the person spreading racist stories that did in fact spread violence is treated with kid gloves.
“make sure to be nice to the person spreading made up racist/anti-immigrant/Islamophobic stories that incite violence! We wouldn’t want to offend them!”
