RE: New Zealand Bans Manifesto
March 23, 2019 at 9:39 pm
(This post was last modified: March 23, 2019 at 9:48 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(March 23, 2019 at 6:30 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: I can see why they are doing this. Its to try to stop this bastard getting a following.
I honestly am conflicted on this as I can see the arguments for both sides and agree with both to an extent.
I can see your point. It's not like works that get banned end up getting a lot of attention specifically because they're banned. Especially not when they're related to a far-right viewpoint that has A) been growing in popularity and B) treats literally any criticism of their bullshit as censorship. Besides, it's certainly plausible that a manifesto that's been circulating all over the internet in the past week or so can actually even be effectively banned. It's not like the Streisand Effect is even a thing!
In all seriousness, I'd like to point out the Rev. Rye Right/Wrong Ethical Algorithm. It's a long and tricky algorithm for determining how to deal with ethical dilemmas. As long as it can be, I'd like to share the first step, because that's as far as we need to go in this case: First step: "Is this action, as questionable as it is, at least likely to actually achieve the desired result?" If the answer is yes, proceed to step two. If the answer is no, then:
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