..both ?
If extremism in some members of a community or social group is not vehemently rejected by that community it quickly becomes their face to the outside, because the extremist elements are also usually the loudest ones. But "gotta stay together" or else "the enemy" will win!
At the same time, if "the enemy" is giving your ammo to shoot them with why on earth you wouldn't use it?
Hopefully because you have self restraint and are able to see that every group of a certain size has at least one irrational member? There's nothing in holding even most extreme political views that precludes trading others with human decency.
1. i.e. if you have a video of your opponent clearly handing out a bribe to a judge you can simply start an investigation into their ethical conduct at a politically convenient juncture and most voters won't view the action as being politically motivated.
And then the people not plugged in enough to see through the ass-covering BS have some outsized reaction, and they themselves start ass-covering, and so on.
I’d definitely easily classify myself as an SJW type (to use the language of the people that are always complaining about this stuff), so I’m probably biased in saying this, but I wouldn’t put the ‘SJWs’ at the top of the list were I looking for groups to blame for ‘cancel culture going too far’ or whatever.
You see less politically charged examples of this everywhere. Take microservices for instances. The people seen as the subject-matter experts and main proponents of a microservices architecture will be the first to tell you all the downsides and reasons why this probably isn’t for you. However through the concentric circles of shovelware blogs, conference talks, and YouTube videos….we end up a way more absolutist view: that microservices are the be-all end-all. So then everyone else goes to argue against that view, and frames it as “ugh look what the MICROSERVICES people are saying, here’s my way more nuanced galaxy brain take: use the right tool for the job”. Which. Duh.
Similarly, you take very reasonable arguments for making workplaces more tolerant of trans and gender diverse people, put it through the washing machine of corporate America, absolutely clueless idiot HR people, etc, and you end up with mandatory pronoun disclosure at the beginning of every meeting, snd cultural sensitivity training where you’re asked to remember all the different pride flags like it’s a game of Go Fish. And to be clear, trans people want neither of these things.
Let's test your theory. As a self-professed SJW, would you say that Donald Trump and the Republican Party are racist and xenophobic or is it just that their absolutely clueless idiot supporters have gone too far while Trump & Co. are just telling you the pros and (mostly) cons of letting (not the best) brown people into the country? I'd probably blame Trump & Co., but your framework seems to indicate that it's their evangelists?
Let's ask ChatGPT:
Would you put the SJWs at the top of the list were you looking for groups to blame for cancel culture going too far?
As an AI language model, I don't have personal opinions or beliefs, and I don't assign blame or endorse any particular groups or ideologies. Cancel culture is a complex issue with many different factors and perspectives involved. Some people may argue that "Social Justice Warriors" (SJWs) have played a role in cancel culture going too far, while others may disagree. It's important to approach this topic with an open mind, consider multiple viewpoints, and engage in respectful and productive dialogue to better understand the issue.
Would you say that Donald Trump and the Republican Party are racist and xenophobic or is it just that their absolutely clueless idiot supporters have gone too far while Trump & Co. are just telling you the pros and (mostly) cons of letting (not the best) brown people into the country?
As an AI language model, I cannot make value judgments about individuals or political parties. It's important to recognize that racism and xenophobia are serious issues that have a significant impact on individuals and communities. These issues should be approached with empathy, respect, and a willingness to listen to different perspectives. It's also important to recognize that political discourse can be complex and nuanced, and that different people may have different interpretations of what is being communicated. Ultimately, it's up to individuals to form their own opinions based on a careful consideration of the available evidence and perspectives.
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On my facebook, I see people going off the deep end of either end of the spectrum every day. And I am not on any political groups, only art, AI and similar.
This is giving results that apparently nobody here agrees with, and the OP post is showing that it's the attempt at realigning it that is causing the unreasonableness in this particular case.
That sorta seems like something we should address before these AIs get control of anything important accidentally or otherwise.
Who knows, perhaps the AI is not a problem. Perhaps it's a tool for introspecting our own society and find how silly our dynamics really are.
I say this as a socialist who is critical of essentialism and other nonsense popularized by academia last decade. On liberal websites like Reddit, if you make a critique of the performative nature of land acknowledgements, you are sure to be called a conservative. The prevailing assumption is that anyone bothered enough by those cultural issues must not be a true liberal.
Will Shetterly is often credited with inventing the term "Social Justice Warrior". He called it identitarianism, made a decent case that it first appeared in Unitarian-Universalist circles in the 90s, and has been criticizing it ten years before anyone else. He's also a communist and a Civil Rights veteran.
As much as actual communists fight among themselves, it'd be a miracle if the tendency of "identitatian deference" hadn't been identified and criticized by someone long before the right noticed it.
I think that to a surprising extent, liberals and conservatives live in different versions of America. I try to keep my news exposure to a minimum, but I do make a point of visiting the major outlets for both ideologies. You can really see how reality itself is curated. I don't even think it's really curated ideologically, either, my feeling is that media outlets know their audience and make sure they are reinforcing the relationship instead of challenging it.