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infectotoday at 2:19 PM3 repliesview on HN

I am not sure why this was flagged but I don’t think it’s wrong. I am not sure if it’s a uniquely American thing but the internet has caused an unfortunate case of brigading for almost anything. I like to think I sit fairly middle in a lot of American topics I lean left on some items, taxes, healthcare, free school lunches and right on others but I remember how easy it was a number of years ago to be labeled a racist. You really cannot have an opinion about much these days without someone labeling you something unfavorably. It’s unfortunate.


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pjc50today at 2:26 PM

Ironically, "labelling" someone else is an act of free speech as much as anything else.

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JKCalhountoday at 2:23 PM

"Labelling" is different than censorship though, no?

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lyu07282today at 2:24 PM

> but I remember how easy it was a number of years ago to be labeled a racist

Centrist my ass

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