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rayineryesterday at 10:57 PM3 repliesview on HN

This seems anti democratic. How can we prevent small minorities from hassling everyone until they get their way?


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Conscattoday at 12:54 AM

In the big picture, culture progresses towards equality over time, although it see-saws and moves very slowly relative to a human lifespan. Small minorities of hate groups, for example KKK, are not able to influence society in the long-run because their message is antithetical to this natural imperative. Whereas advocacy for racial minorities, gender minorities, and feminism progresses over time.

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sabellitotoday at 12:22 AM

What if the small minority is being oppressed and killed? There are so many reasons why a small minority might need to protest within a democracy. "This seems anti democratic" is a bizarre take.

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Jtsummerstoday at 12:08 AM

In the US? You'd probably need to repeal the first amendment. Good luck with that.