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Interestingly, you're not 'ignoring' the lack of definition of the 'majority' at all; instead you've filled in exactly what you think it would mean and then turned all your anger towards it. I have little interest in your fears of the radicalizing leftists, but the core of the rule you're attacking can simply be read as: in any context those that are part of a (as you say, variable) majority do not automatically get the same protective status as the minorities that are (again, within the given contexts) subject to systemic hate, etc. Nowhere does it say that it is okay to discriminate 'majority races' or whatever the f you're on about, just that a protective rule has been added particularly in the interest of minorities. The fact that that rule could be abused to spread hate about 'majorities' is potentially true, just like new LGBT legislation does not necessarily provide legal acceptance for 'straight people' and thus potentially 'allows' for their discrimination. In reality, rules have to be interpreted and then enforced, and IF that results in anything like what you're on about here than all power to you. Until then, claiming the rules 'advocate hate' seems a little ridiculous.
Comment by tobeornotto at 30/06/2020 at 04:47 UTC
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They define a rule. But then they go out of their way to point out one group the rule doesn't apply to.
Seems strange no? Why take that extra step just to make that point?
They've said that abuse is bad - something we can all agree to - so why not stop there? Why go out of their way to add a disclaimer?
Why add women before rape, why not just rape, surely all rape is equally bad.
Help me understand; what is the purpose of using language in this seemingly exclusionary and seemingly needlessly divisive way?
Comment by CynicalEffect at 30/06/2020 at 03:35 UTC
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What are you on about?
The rule could have simply been "Hate towards groups is banned", but instead it's "hate towards groups is banned unless it's a majority group"
The rule is literally going out of it's way to allow certain types of hate.