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betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 2 days agoThat’s fine, the origin is even noted in the image. I don’t anticipate a need to spell out how, if Voltaire had met someone like Kirk, it might have changed his views (and, consequently, Hall’s writing about those views).
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Why? Kirk can say shit. The problem is not him specifically, but the lack of education in the population that makes him thrive.
AA5B@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Maybe the problem is the internet. It used to be easy to say that speech should be free, no matter what. But the internet has given a bigger stage while distancing people from real life consequences, allowing them to do real harm to society.
Kirk is a great example. He could have preached his hatred alone on a corner in a small village, but he got a pulpit, he faced no real life consequences, and he caused harm increasing our divisiveness, pitting neighbor against neighbor, encouraging hatred, and that is before the effect on government services.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not anymore, he can’t.
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Such a loss I almost forgot already.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The best part about forgetting he’s dead is remembering it again next time I open a web browser.