>>>>lol, funny but true!
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>>>So to be clear -- this site was created to get rid of the chatter and political talk on the UT, and now this site is getting rid of the chatter and political talk. Got it.
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>>It seems to be yet another way to stifle speech. Find a few extreme cases, make a case to ban hate speech or whatever you want to call it this week, phrase it in such a way that nobody can be openly against it, pass the measure. Then it's open season for anyone with a grudge to report whomever they don't like for saying this or that.
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>>It's a net to prevent elephants, but usually catches only mice. And everyone starts thinking twice before saying something. The rest is silence.
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>You had it almost 100% right; you dont need to find any "extreme cases". The standard procedure today is (1) just find anything you dont agree with, (2) categorize it using one of several off-the-shelf "anti-whatever" phrases, (3) threaten to withdraw financial support, and (4) get rid of it. No discussion necessary. Everyone homogenized.

You need extreme cases when you want to pass a law. Other than that, modus operandi as you describe.