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kwassa

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42. No. you are wrong, and wildly over the top, IMHO.

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 01:15 PM

Nov 2015

Calling them zones of ideological fanaticism is only your own personal projection on to the situation. A safe space is not an open discussion forum, that's all. You want everything to be open to you at all times and in all places. That is not necessary to maintaining a world of free speech.

There is nothing fanatical anywhere in this. There is disagreement, however.

By maintaining a safe space for the participants in that space, the free discussion can happen elsewhere. You apparently missed that part of my OP.

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We have Safe Spaces here on DU. They are called Groups. [View all] kwassa Nov 2015 OP

Unfortunately, the Balkanization of DU is not a good thing. longship Nov 2015 #1

I don't think DU is Balkanized. kwassa Nov 2015 #4

Please! longship Nov 2015 #5

DU turns into pre-school every primary season. kwassa Nov 2015 #36

Walled off groups are, by definition, Balkanization. longship Nov 2015 #41

Worse than the Balkans, some groups are walled fortresses from which attacks are launched on others. leveymg Nov 2015 #43

I agree with you wholeheartedly. longship Nov 2015 #44

+100 notadmblnd Nov 2015 #51

Oh, it is more than Balkanized. HuckleB Nov 2015 #26

If applied consistently within your context, you imply the Dewey decimal system is balkanized. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #7

Huh? longship Nov 2015 #10

Comparing DU groups to the Dewey Decimal system? cwydro Nov 2015 #11

Conservative viewpoints are common on DU... Fumesucker Nov 2015 #2

A "safe space" on an online forum romanic Nov 2015 #3

The internet bleeds into real life more and more The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #6

I didn't think of that. romanic Nov 2015 #15

So, subject at hand is College Campus are DANGEROUS! Um, why would you go there for a "Safe Space" snooper2 Nov 2015 #17

Your version of safe space is actually an Orwellian inversion of the concept Prism Nov 2015 #8

This could be its own OP. Great post. tritsofme Nov 2015 #12

+ 10^6 lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #13

My same thoughts more eloquently stated. Thank you! Throd Nov 2015 #14

Hot damn. romanic Nov 2015 #16

SJW? ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #18

Fortunately, you just illustrated the difference Prism Nov 2015 #24

No, my shock was seeing a term coined by MRA's used in this context ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #34

Except, of course.... opiate69 Nov 2015 #45

It wasn't coined by the MRA's Prism Nov 2015 #53

So there shouldn't be a space where people of color can talk? Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #20

Not in a public space Prism Nov 2015 #27

DU and an academic environment are completely different. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #35

Yeah, I'm not sure what your argument is Prism Nov 2015 #40

There can be private spaces within a public space. kwassa Nov 2015 #48

Speaking Only RobinA Nov 2015 #28

If it's not your jam, then that's fine. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #32

I Wish I Could Be RobinA Nov 2015 #23

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Nov 2015 #29

That's some good posting Bonx Nov 2015 #37

^^^^^+1^^^^^ NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #38

No. you are wrong, and wildly over the top, IMHO. kwassa Nov 2015 #42

Thank you so much for your wise words. n/t tabasco Nov 2015 #47

Precisely. beevul Nov 2015 #49

"Safe place?" The Gungeon group? BWAHAHA! Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #9

safe spaces DustyJoe Nov 2015 #19

Most of the safe havens on DU are about protecting from those of privilege. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #21

Everyone has some type of privilege. romanic Nov 2015 #25

For the most part, of course they do. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #30

Yes, everyone is privileged in some way. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #46

My safe-haven group is the Photo Group Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #55

That's exactly how I imagine DWS FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #22

You've never been to the Sports Group, have you? bluedigger Nov 2015 #31

Censorship groups are destructive of the broader DU community. earthside Nov 2015 #33

there is a difference between safe spaces and demigoddess Nov 2015 #39

DU isn't a public university campus pintobean Nov 2015 #50

You say that, but... Android3.14 Nov 2015 #52

that goes on all over DU demigoddess Nov 2015 #54