Reply #114: Referring to something as a tactic doesn't mean it isn't also about an idea [View All]

[Ken Burch]

Even without the "unrec" feature, you already HAD the ability to express a negative opinion on a particular thread-by debating the thread's premise. That was enough. Being able to move a thread off the Greatest Page isn't the expression of an opinion, it's simply the stifling of the opinions of those you disagree with.

Expressing your opinion requires SAYING something-not making it harder to hear what others say or invoking the notion of "the majority" to control what topics make it to the Greatest Page. If "Greatest Page" threads have to be acceptable to "the majority" won't that by definition make those threads bland and pointless? What good is a non-controversial thread?

While I will strongly respond to views I disagree with, I don't try to restrict where those views can appear on DU.