January 25, 2013

Why be afraid of an opinion you dislike?

This logic is the dumbest on DU and here are the many reasons why

1. It is not brave to say things on the internet. Protected by anonymity with no threat of persecution or prosecution, there is nothing brave about saying anything. It would maybe be brave if you signed something with your real name, but unless you do, you're not being brave.

2. DU is a community. Communities monitor what they find is acceptable & not acceptable within that community.

3. DU by its raison d'être blocks opinions that we disagree with. This is neither brave nor cowardly, it's just this sites mission. This website was formed to promote democrats and liberal-ish policies.

4. To dislike an opinion or find it morally reprehensible does not mean i fear it.

I really wish DU'ers who do not plan on abiding my this websites TOS or by upholding its standards in juries, stopped agreeing to being on a jury. If you cannot and will not delete posts that clearly violate the standards of this website, it is unethical to participate in its juries.

ON EDIT: i am not talking about just this juror but a group of people who essentially make this statement on various juries