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		5trokerac3 on March 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Online activists are silencing us, scientists say In my experience, sane people volunteer for a cause they believe in. "Activists" grab a megaphone and disrupt any gathering of people who disagree with them on said cause, because they've convinced themselves that they are morally superior for their beliefs.

maze-le on March 13, 2019 [–]

I think you are confusing 'activists' with 'agitators'.

maxxxxx on March 13, 2019 | | [–]

Let’s just agree that “activist” covers a very wide spectrum and doesn’t mean much by itself.

5trokerac3 on March 13, 2019 | | [–]

I think agitators use the euphemism "activist".

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