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Originally Posted by AshleyO
Am I the only one that's optimistic about the whole ordeal?
Our generation is uniquely advantaged and lucky. Right now, I'm talking with people from Canada, Germany, Mexico, and people from several major cities.
I think that's something good. The internet. It's exposing us to all kinds of ideas and opinions we may have never been aware of before the internet came around.
Surely with access to communication like this, stuff has got to be improving.
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It also makes it easier to voice racism and for racists to organize, such as with Stormfront. Or easier to threaten. For example, I don't know if you're familiar with Laci Green but she's this feminist who has said some transphobic/cissexist/racist/Islamophobic things just to name a few, and she got a death threat recently and a dox. That is scary by itself, but others point out that people of colour who blog about racism get death threats and doxxed all the fricken time, but most are being told "well if you don't support Laci now we won't support you when someone threatens your life."
The internet also makes it a lot easier to be an asshole and hurt someone from miles away.