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  1. Comment on German court says far-right AfD is suspected of extremism in ~society

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    I'm increasingly unsure that German extremism laws are a good way to combat harmful political extremism. I don't think legal action against political parties meaningfully reduces the prevalence of...

    I'm increasingly unsure that German extremism laws are a good way to combat harmful political extremism. I don't think legal action against political parties meaningfully reduces the prevalence of their ideas in the current media landscape & I think anti-extremism laws can easily be used to defend the status quo against progress.

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  2. Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes

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    I haven't looked at this website in something like five years but on the surface point one doesn't necessarily seem like a drawback. I'd rather see thoughtful contrarianism than tedious/asinine...

    I haven't looked at this website in something like five years but on the surface point one doesn't necessarily seem like a drawback. I'd rather see thoughtful contrarianism than tedious/asinine conformity.

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