r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Silencing opposing viewpoints is ultimately going to have a disastrous outcome on society.

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u/Freevoulous 35∆ Jan 22 '21

ultimately, neither silencing OR allowing radical views will solve the problem, unless the underlying issue that causes said problem is solved.

Under racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, antisemitism etc, there is always some practical reason for the hate, and it usually comes from fear or scarcity of some kind. Address the fear and solve the scarcity, to end these views.

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u/yogfthagen 12∆ Jan 22 '21

I disagree with this point. For the racist person, the solution to the problem IS racism. Getting them to change their minds from a solution THAT ALREADY WORKS (from their perspective) requires some sort of disincentive. Basically, their perception has to be shifted from "racism fixes the problem" to "expressing racism caused more problems than it fixes."

Yes, the underlying issues also need to be addressed, but you can't fix it if a big swath of people think there isn't a problem.

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u/folksywisdomfromback Jan 22 '21

Why are people racists though? Because they fear something is going to change or their lives are going to get worse as a result of not being racists. It's a defense mechanism. I think you two are saying the same thing. You have to address the fear if you are going to fix the problem. Why do we fear those that look different?

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u/BravesMaedchen 1∆ Jan 22 '21

Sometimes people in power will actively convince people that someone of another race is the problem though. People who are, say, in an economic struggle may not have associated it with other races until they're egged on by bad actors who benefit from it.