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  • Look, billionaires are bad for society, but normalizing this kind of dehumanizing violent rhetoric is how we get violent extremists.

    When someone finally decides to act in this language and mails a bomb or goes to Tesla HQ with a gun, guess who is probably not going to be there

    The mailroom worker or the receptionist are going to be in the line of fire while Elon probably isn’t even in the same state.

    3.5 million people died during the French Revolution, only a tiny fraction of them were actually part of the ruling class. Acting like this is some ideal to strive for is childish. The “joke” stopped being funny the 27-millionth time it came up in the comments of a “Billionaire Bad” article.

    At best, you’re distracting from people discussing real solutions to wealth inequity, at worst you’re promoting violent extremism. If I were moderating a community I’d probably boot you as well to make room for more productive conversations.


  • I mean, context does matter. If you’re replying to a post or comment about a person or group of people, “guillotine” comes with a pretty clear implication: “they should be sent to the…”

    If you were responding to a question like, “What tool did Mel Brooks’ character use to provide circumcisions in Robin Hood Men in Tights?” “Guillotine” may be an acceptable response. Again, context matters.

    Saying they can’t ban a word is the same excuse white supremacists use when they coopt shit like the “OK” gesture to symbolize white power.

    A very thin veneer of plausible deniability doesn’t somehow make a call for violent executions align with policies against violent rhetoric.