well i was speaking generally, not about what sargon of akkad wrote

but regardless what exactly was racist about that passage?

at this point "You act like white n*****s" its pretty clear that he's not using that word to target a racial group, so can you clarify for me where you see racism?

Taking what the guy said out context just to call him a racist. Such damning evidence. The guy was directing those racial slurs at literal Nazis, kinda like how I call homophobes "gay" to their faces because it drives them mad. Am I a homophobe now?

I don't have a problem with Patreon de-platforming Sargon by the way, all I see here is an opportunity for a competitors to compete with Patreon and leverage what happened to their advantage.

Hats off to Sam Harris, who had one of the top grossing-accounts on Patreon. I also didn't realize Sam Harris needed an introduction, but maybe me being a big fan made me think he's a well-known person.

yes i do and amusingly i'm thinking the same thing as i'm reading your post

what was the context for this comment we are discussing? explain it for me

was sargon attacking a black man over the internet while wearing a white hood?

what exactly was the context?

Sam Harris huh? You have no idea what happened and what you're even discussing do you?

"Sam Harris"

"Sam Harris is white."

why are you discriminating on the basis of race? you do understand that this is racism?

"He used a bunch of racial and homophobic slurs."

as do rappers, why are you discriminating against rappers( who are generally black )? this is racism

the funniest thing here surprisingly is that which is not said... you had to drop the argument about context

"Did you just say I dropped context while you actually just did drop context?"

i'm making the point that if we for example allow rappers to make exceptions given a lack of malevolent intent then to be consistent we would have to do the same here?

how are you not understanding something so simple?

"A white man using the N word is pejorative"

no matter the context?

multiple white men in this very thread have typed "nigger", you do understand that you are calling them racists as a result of that right?

"Further, it's a means of suggesting racial superiority"

but only if a white person says it? ok

"Can't believe you said I dropped the context angle when it's central to the whole issue."

because you are not applying it consistently and amusingly you are discriminating based entirely on race constantly and can't see your own hypocrisy

So your assumption he's not smart enough for X so therefore racist. Clear as day he was mocking the white nationalist but you know rhetoric and shit. I also find it amusing that anyone that disagrees with the ban must be right winged

I do not know Sam Harris but i hope you are not talking about Jordan peterson here because that would make your comment insanely misinformed.

No, this isnt Uber or some side hustle.

Its more like allowing people to create their passion project. People on Patreon also leave their real jobs to work on projects people are willing to fund. For example, I give money to a few podcasts run by people who couldnt operate otherwise, certainly not as a full time thing. Some claim they made more money with real jobs but they enjoy the passion project more.

Sam Harris is again making a point. He may not need Patreon but he's removing himself from the platform and potentially losing money to make a point. Im not really praising his decision but he deserves credit for encouraging people to use other platforms for raising money. We need competition espeically the market leader is banning people unfairly.

Because you need the government (the authority) to enforce that suppression...

What is your opinion on the NFL previously punishing players who took a knee? My opinion is that the NFL has the right to make that choice since it is their business and they need to regulate sometimes. I also agree with those who then decides to boycot matches to force the NFL to change practices, just as Harris is boycotting Patreon.

And once again, Harris has not been supressed in any way. How do we know this? We are talking about in a forum, it is all over twitter and if he would´ve wanted, he could contact newspapers, stand on a public square, colect names in protest. But all of a sudden we mix government and private entities together, just because we live in a social media world where we feel entitled to other people´s private space.

And what is your reasoning regarding is someone shouts "bomb!" in a cinema and cause chaos? Should that be perfectly fine?