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		mhb on Dec 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The importance of dumb mistakes in college It's also both a curious distinction and conflation that he implies when he says ...sexual violence or racial hatred. Why not just say violence instead of sexual violence? And why is racial hatred more of a bogeyman than general hatred. And then why conflate (physical) violence with hatred (thoughts)?

bartread on Dec 10, 2017 [–]

I suspect, in our current climate, the author is trying to avoid being mobbed online himself.

kjrose on Dec 11, 2017 | [–]

This could be more likely than you’d think.

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