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 I came back here because I think I misunderstood your reply, @imnuso 

If you support people’s right to post shitty stuff, I entirely agree with you, as well as with @Laeserin 

Perhaps I was hasty in assuming you also promote/support the hateful content itself. (I’m not referring to critical content or disagreement, btw — one’s views are their views, and I respect the fundamental right to it, regardless whether I agree or like it).

I hope that if I was wrong in my assumption, you’ll tell me, and forgive my hotheadedness in the moment.

And Laeserin, hopefully you haven’t muted me - I have enjoyed our conversations in the past, and would hope to share more of them in the future ✌️ 
 the problem is that people blur the lines between hateful content and disagreement just to suppress opinions 
 I also think it's completely legit to hate a political movement or civilizational trend. That doesn't mean that you hate everyone involved in it.

Hate is a severely overused word often wielded to quell dissent. 
 I hate the trans movement because it’s political, disingenuous (political again), and deeply socialist (oooh politics the third) at this point. 

I also think believing you’re the opposite sex when you’re clearly not (excluding intersex here) is not normal. 

Having said that, being not normal doesn’t devalue you as a person. Often it’s quite the opposite. Bitcoiners aren’t normal either. 

Not being normal is good. It’s special. We need special, but special makes for a bad societal norm. A healthy societal norm allows special but promotes normal. 
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 @imnuso writes some hard-hitting stuff and he's not afraid to agree-to-disagree with anyone, but he's not a hateful person. 
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 I only support hateful content to the degree it is expression of free speech. 

Hate is a sad feeling and makes for a bad mindset. It’s not violence though. 

It takes greatness to reevaluate and correct past actions and statements. I appreciate you doing this.