&gt; twitter shame mob<p>For that I do have a very clear definition and know exactly what the author is talking about. What I&#x27;ve determined from this debate is that the &quot;Hunt shame mob&quot; is incredibly subjective. Hunt is the type of discussion about this matter which won&#x27;t come to a conclusion, possibly because his opponents acted in a mature and humane way - it&#x27;s possibly completely irrelevant to this discussion.<p>This[1] shame mob is very clear cut: if you are on that list you will have problems being employed in certain industries (read: your rights are now limited). Being placed on to that list is easy: question the common moral compass or fall into demographics that fall within the maintainers&#x27; personal bigotry (e.g. religion).<p>&gt; So if I read this correctly, it&#x27;s arguing for more protections for those making sexist and racist comments.<p>Correct. Here&#x27;s a thing: some years ago (let&#x27;s say 500) we lived in a world where certain demographics had no rights: up to and including being able to hold a job. This included women, homosexuals and certain races. Freedom of speech was introduced in order to liberate these people: they were given a voice in order to contest the system that was discriminating against them. Specific examples, especially homosexuality, were deemed immoral by the mainstream moral compass. Yet, thanks to freedom of speech, modern people find it hard to believe how people were ever discriminated against like that.<p>The price of freedom of speech is that you simply can&#x27;t tie a moral compass to it: because if that had been done, homosexuality would still be immoral today. Who&#x27;s to say what primitive beliefs our moral compass has? Who&#x27;s to say what moral battles we&#x27;ll be fighting in another 500 years time? Will we ever fight those moral battles and enlighten ourselves if we take steps to discriminate against ugly beliefs (such as racism)? Most definitely not. We&#x27;d be the same pathetic race who makes pathetic little block lists that affect people&#x27;s livelihoods; and because of that, the same pathetic race which spreads misery instead of happiness.<p>To have rights for homosexuals we had to have rights for racists. No human is sufficiently advanced enough to conjure up the perfect moral compass: we prove that day after day. The only solution is, for now, to have no standard moral compass. The mainstream moral compass is <i>not</i> right because it is, itself, still rife with bigotry.<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theblockbot.com&#x2F;sign_up&#x2F;connect.php" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theblockbot.com&#x2F;sign_up&#x2F;connect.php</a>