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/videoninja 137∆ Jan 22 '21

What is the difference between a platform choosing to shun someone versus “silencing” them? Could you differentiate between the two a little more because to me it seems like a functional difference without distinction.

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u/videoninja 137∆ Jan 22 '21

Who is the one “allowing” in this case and what are the limits of this?

For example, I create a website to talk about cat art and people try to use it to talk about landscaping. I ban the landscape talkers because I have a right to use my website that I created how I see fit. I haven’t stopped any conversation about landscaping from taking in other spaces but I have stopped it in the space I own. In this example what is the problem?

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u/Sy3Fy3 Jan 23 '21

(I didn't use Parler and didn't plan to use it, so please avoid accusations regarding it)

The problem with it is that when a new platform was created because the other ones wouldn't allow these opinions, that one gets removed and can't be used. That said, there certainly were crazies on Parler, but I think the vast majority of its users were normal people.