I'd like to suggest a "Know Thy Enemy" sub-forum similar to the 9/11 sub-forum, for

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posts linking to hate websites. Often when called on posting links to hate propaganda sites, the response is, "know thy enemy" -

DU is a progressive website of educated people (mostly). We ALREADY know who the enemy is, and frankly, I'm offended that members would post links here that serve not to enlighten those who are not aware of who the enemy is, but rather, steers members and lurkers to sites that could, in theory, spread misinformation and bigotry.

NOTE: I am not asking for a blanket ban of such posts (though in some specific cases, that may be necessary); rather, I am asking for a segregated forum where those who are specifically interested can do research and discuss, without offending the vast majority of DU members who are progressive and more interested in constructive, healthy talk.

Thanks for listening.

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1. We don't currently permit people to link to hate sites

Occasionally there are exceptions when the purpose is to call them out for something specific, but generally speaking our preference is not to provide hate sites with any links or publicity, so creating a separate forum for the discussion of such sites is not something we really want to do.

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2. Great, thanks for the reply.

:)