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This is an impossible rule to enforce, even lightly, when large portions of the population don't even recognize that those classes of prejudice exist, especially within them or their friends, their family (except their grandparents, which I hear about a lot), their class, their culture, or even their country.

As everybody knows on the internet: The real bigotry is pointing out bigotry.

A real solution is to have an opinion as an organization about specific classes of offense, and a process to deal with them. Not saying what an "-ism" is seems like the opposite of that plan. Instead of creating a minefield, build a path. Kick out anyone who doesn't follow it after having been warned.

Will you be reprimanded for saying something about Libertarians? If not, how about Democrats or Republicans? If not, how about war spending, religion, oil pipelines, or Social Security? Be specific about what the policy prohibits, and why the organization has drawn its particular line.



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