On: Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share

[aebtebeten]

Maybe distally, but more proximally I'd first put the blame on the people who have been running over or shooting other people.

[tremon → aebtebeten]

Or ostracizing other people.

[youareostriches → tremon]

No, sorry. Ostracizing others is absolutely not equivalent to attempted murder.

[tremon → youareostriches]

In this discussion, I don't see why they're not equivalent. We're talking about reasons why people hide their political beliefs, not abstract ethics.

[youareostriches → tremon]

Ethics applies here just as well. You are trying to equivocate the actions of those who actually attempt to kill those who disagree politically (aka “terrorism”) with attempts at eliminating platforms for wide dissemination of speech.

[tremon → youareostriches]

That's not what ostracizing means, and you know it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_fallacy

[mc32 → youareostriches]

I agree. However, both sides have shot at each other and neither has the moral high ground here.