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He certainly meant all the white welfare queens! /s
I will now quote Lee Atwater in 1981, apologies for the offensive terminology, but these shitheads speak this way:
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwaters-infamous-1981-interview-southern-strategy/
Gosh, I wonder if they're (repubs) racist…?
This comment was reported for containing racial slurs. First off, thanks, good call.
That said, taking things into context and the fact that they're part of a direct quote providing historical context, I'm allowing the comment to remain for now for that reason.
@some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org If you wouldn't mind masking out the slurs (e.g. n----r), I think that might satisfy any potential concerns with regard to automods, content filters, or misunderstandings without diluting the gravity of the context it's providing.
That's why I used the strikethrough, but you're right. I could do better. Amended.
You did fine before the edit. Nothing wrong quoting ass holes showing they're ass holes and shitty ways of thinking.
I prefer quotes to be as close to the original as possible. Hurtful as it is. That's kind of the point here.
Censoring the bad shit that happened before is a sure way to repeat it. See holocaust denial for the extreme. Don't deny talking about the past just because it hurts.
Yep, I totally agree with you. Just trying to address it head on while also appeasing as many viewpoints as possible.
Just FYI, that report from the automod is just that, a report, it's up to the human moderators to decide whether it's fine in the context or not, it wasn't meant as something that should be taken action on in each and every case.