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Midnight Writer

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6. Better an extremist underground than an extremist overground.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 02:24 PM

Feb 2021

The option to deplatforming is to give them a platform.

A platform for racism, lies, insurrection, hatred.

I choose the deplatforming.

Better to have them collapse into their extremist cells than to spread it and create new adherents.

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Deplatforming the Far-Right Could Accelerate an Extremist Underground [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP

Underground to hell WA-03 Democrat Feb 2021 #1

Trump proved that a BIG platform is the way to be truly dangerous. Laelth Feb 2021 #2

They can be a fringe group Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #4

They are already 'underground'. It's not like they were anywhere else. They have been SWBTATTReg Feb 2021 #3

Notice how much calmer things have been since Donny Dumbfuck was depatformed? SoonerPride Feb 2021 #5

Better an extremist underground than an extremist overground. Midnight Writer Feb 2021 #6

"Deplatforming" at least reduces their reach to the susceptible BumRushDaShow Feb 2021 #7

They went old school back to HAM and CB. Runningdawg Feb 2021 #8

The free market is moving them from WeAreProudNazis.com back to the gutters dalton99a Feb 2021 #9

I object to the phrase "deeper systemic issues" Cartoonist Feb 2021 #10

Valid points and evidences one of the biggest negatives Still Sensible Feb 2021 #11

You know what I hope we're risking? Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #12

you can only deal with the reality you have today. they are toxic and that needs shutting down. bullimiami Feb 2021 #13

Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2021 #14

Isn't that what the 17+ Intel agencies are for? leftstreet Feb 2021 #15

They will be splintered. LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #16

As long as the FBI and others are monitoring it. We need the Hortensis Feb 2021 #17

FBI probably could have stopped them with the current laws n/t leftstreet Feb 2021 #18

Perhaps, but no expert believes current laws are anything but Hortensis Feb 2021 #19

I agree with most replies so far - driving it underground cuts it off from most potential fuel muriel_volestrangler Feb 2021 #20