Comment by boredpudding

1 month ago

There's a difference between when people have a platform. Made a mistake 10 years ago? Fine.

But that's very different than using your huge platform today to spread your hate.

Pretending those two are the same is dangerous. One of them does actual harm today.

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  • > Someone will dig through some old forums/news group/twitter posts that someone made and use that as a stick to beat them with.

    This is not about digging up some old careless post. It’s about his current views which he posts proudly online.

    I’ll note your post pulls a classic trick:

    - these views are not that important to who he is

    - anyway even if he did hold those views it’s not that big of a deal

    - but also I agree with those views (even tho I am but a humble, reasonable centrist)