Comments by "No Fate But What We Make" (@SonoftheAllfather) on "CLANKTIVISM! Jordan Petersons Web Anonymity Poll" video.

I've lost friendships and destroyed family relationships just because I used to speak my mind non-anonymously about political issues on Facebook. I didn't bother to use an anonymous or false identity, and just assumed the people in my life knew me and loved me well enough to look past whatever ideological differences we might have. I was wrong. Even though I rarely if ever directly engaged with my family or friends on the platform about any contentious issues, several of my friends and family would stalk my posts when I was trolling and arguing with randos. Then they'd get offended and ghost me without telling me. A couple of times, a friend of family member would confront about it like I'd done something heinous for simply having right-wing opinions. One ex-friend accused me of being a racist murderer because I think average group behavior has something to do with average group outcomes. An aunt called me evil for talking disparagingly about a certain little ethnoreligious state in the Levant region. But most of the social shunning was passive aggressive. Fact is that you simply can't talk about all the juiciest topics non-anonymously without it taking a serious toll on your personal life. Peterson should realize this, given that he polices his own speech all the time and refuses to speak about the most controversial issues. It's not psychopathic or Machiavellian or narcissistic to want to talk about controversial issues without everyone in your personal life being apprised of your opinions, especially if your opinions are not the "correct" ones on some of the most controversial of issues. I look back on it without regret because I know I'm better off without people who would disassociate themselves from me over a simple difference of opinion. But I do understand why someone would rather not deal with that fallout.
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@Louis-wp3fq Sadly, much of the portion of humanity that historically stood against "hate speech" laws (which are the brainchild of murderous communists and Islamo-fascists) have incorporated them into their own national legislation. Basically all of Western Europe and the Anglophone world has some form of "hate speech" laws now. The US is basically the only country that hasn't collectively drank the Kool-Aid, and this is completely due to the 1A. The brilliance of the US Constitution continues to withstand the test of time, however, there is obviously a large segment of our society that is attempting to legitimize the concept of "hate speech." They lack the wisdom/foresight to realize the danger of such a belief, or they are just malevolent authoritarians. There is a great article by Jacob Mchangama of the Hoover Institution called "The Sordid Origin of Hate-Speech Laws" that goes over the history of this topic. Definitely worth a read.
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@WorthlessWinner Maybe so, but that is awfully selfish. The censorship here is horrible. I don't even see my earlier response to Michael Scriven up there.
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