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GreenKnight127 posted...

If people are 100% responsible for how they think/feel/react to negative stimuli......then should the people who give negative stimuli ever be punished or held accountable for making someone feel bad, even though those people are ultimately responsible for allowing themselves to feel bad in the first place???

Sure.

I mean, most of the people here aren't in agreement with your statement that people are "100% responsible for how they think/feel" about negative stimuli, only in how they react to it. And, depending on the severity of what was said, holding someone to account for saying something offensive can be a completely legitimate action.

Take the sports team thing, for example. If I found the name "Redskins" to be offensive and insulting, I would be completely within my rights to petition for a change to that name. There's absolutely nothing morally wrong or logically inconsistent with that course of action. The response isn't disproportionate or disingenuous.

To rephrase it in "Freedom of Speech" terms, you're free to make really offensive comments that cause people genuine emotional pain, but I'm also free to call you an asshole in response.
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