We still have witch hunts both figuratively and literally - we assign blame to innocent parties and jail or unelect them.
And awareness is irrelevant. When I listened to the golden age of punk rock (IMHO) I didn't need to be aware of it: its self awareness changes nothing
And there was no "field" of witch hunting: but even if it is conceded to be so, what's wrong with a good witch burning and hanging now then?
Now we "cancel" or censor (or on HN down vote 'trolls') which is no different. Intolerance and demonizing just takes different forms in different ages.
Destroying livelihoods leads to self injury and death. But yes, Mr. Obvious, they are literally different. Touché.
I'm talking about intolerance and demonization. It leads to false criminal charges which may include death penalties. Is an electrocution literally the same as being burned alive? Nope. What say ye Mr Obvious to that?
> But yes, Mr. Obvious, they are literally different. Touché.
You've been asked before to avoid commenting in the flamewar style on Hacker News. If you keep doing it we'll have to ban the account. Please make an effort to show you intend to use HN the way it's intended.
We can do without the defiance, we just need everyone to remember that this is only a good place for discussing anything because enough people make an effort observe the guidelines. Please do you part to make the place better not worse.
We still have figurative witch hunts. And always have. The term has nothing to do with magic, magick, nor paganism.
We - the Western world, at least - have not had a genuine literal witch hunt in centuries. If you live in Africa, and are speaking locally, you should make that clear.
Otherwise, you are outrightly lying to make your point.
And awareness is irrelevant. When I listened to the golden age of punk rock (IMHO) I didn't need to be aware of it: its self awareness changes nothing
And there was no "field" of witch hunting: but even if it is conceded to be so, what's wrong with a good witch burning and hanging now then?
Now we "cancel" or censor (or on HN down vote 'trolls') which is no different. Intolerance and demonizing just takes different forms in different ages.