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There's a certain portion of the chronically online population that has taken the "us versus them" mentality to a whole new level. By their estimation their political beliefs are morally right and they therefore have a moral obligation to spread those beliefs at every opportunity.
This has two major effects. The first is that because their viewpoints are morally correct, everyone who does not agree with every aspect of their political beliefs is not only wrong, but evil. Ambivalence, skepticism, and doubt are similarly evil.
The second is that because their viewpoints are morally correct every piece of media, great and small, must advocate for their ideology. To simply make no ideological or political statements is a wasted opportunity, and is therefore sinful.
While these zealots make up a tiny, tiny fraction of the population they spend a lot of their time validating and shoring up their beliefs. This has the unfortunate side effect of making the internet shittier for the rest of us who just want to hang out.
Okay but what if I'm hearing people around me actively talk about exterminating me and rounding people like me up into camps?
There's a pretty clear line between calling out extremism and making partisan politics a lifestyle.
You knew that, which is why you chose that example.
If the line's that clear, show me where it is.
Sure, at the taking of life or reduction of freedom based on immutable aspects of personhood determined at birth and/or without due process.
So I agree on the first part.
Explain what the fuck "due process" means to you? Because to me it sounds kinda sick. (Edit: Sick as in perverse, vile, abominable)
Buddy, at some point you're going to need to get yourself a basic understanding of civics.
I think I have a pretty advanced understanding and find what I assume to be your understanding offensive as fuck, for reasons I'm willing to lay out here, but I could be wrong about what you mean when you say that, and I don't want to talk shit on an imaginary dumbass at you. If that makes any sense.
So I asked for clarification.