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The messaging of 20th-century communist revolutionaries wasn't as simple as rich vs. poor. In the case of Stalin and Mao, they encouraged peasants to fight for land, not money. Kulaks weren't wealthy, they were the equivalent of lower-middle-class people. They were the richest peasants, but still peasants nonetheless. Chinese landlords were similar. Being prosperous doesn't mean being wealthy. Stalin and Mao, being city-dwelling elites, targeted rural areas on purpose.
Every life lost or affected by ideologically driven policies is important and worth considering. My statement that you quoted reflects time up to the present day, not just 5 years in the 20s and 30s and 50s and 60s.
There was a reddit post a while back which a user posted a picture of his grandfather who was killed in the Russian Revolution for owning a horse farm, and most of the replies were saying he deserved it.
There's a 99.99% chance that post was brigaded by tankies. Tankies are a small minority of leftists who support the crimes of Stalin and Mao. Leftists openly condemn them and make no attempt to defend them.
what might be normal to one person becomes offensive to others and how does this hypothetical Reddit program address that conflict?
I think a logical first step is to consider offense from the perspective of the groups being targeted instead of the ones targeting. If we're discussing men's issues, it's important to hear from men, yes? Similarly, when discussing bigotry, it's almost irrelevant to hear from people who aren't victims of bigotry.
Right now, the people informing reddit's policies on harassing content aren't part of groups that are often harassed on reddit. Think of it from a geographical perspective. Imagine you want to find out what issues are most important to people living in Norway. It would make sense to ask Norwegians, right? Imagine this hypothetical Council of Norwegian Necessities being comprised of all Italians. Could Italians know a lot about Norway while living in Italy? Absolutely, but at the end of the day, they've never lived a day in a Norwegian's shoes. First-hand experience will always be of more value than second-hand experience.
What is offensive to some might not be offensive to others, yes, but we're not even close to that point. We're at the point where stuff that is blatantly offensive is being given the green light by reddit admins. Subs that foster a culture of misogyny, racism, transphobia, etc. need to be addressed as soon as possible without any additional discussion being necessary.
Let’s use a hypothetical example: Gendered pronouns (he/she) are now extremely offensive to a vocal minority of Reddit users because you are presuming their gender.
That's a misrepresentation of the issue. If you accidentally use incorrect pronouns, people will correct you. If someone publicly states what their pronouns are, and you don't use the right ones, I think that shows that you're not paying attention and don't care. Think of your own name and imagine how you would feel if you were trying to talk to someone and they kept calling you the wrong name. I would imagine that would make you upset, too.
There are some issues that reactionaries like to blow out of proportion in an attempt to poison the well of discussion. That's one of them. Reactionaries tend to be extremely hypocritical and not very capable of critical thinking, to the point I assume their arguments are inherently in bad faith. I don't want to have to assume that here.
There's nothing here!