Believe me, I'm no happier about the fact that I seem to be suggesting this than you are. I've seen some people on FB who, from what they say, actively and openly want to erase half of the history of sf/fantasy because some of the writers involved were racist, sexist or in other ways bigoted. I don't want to be on that side.
But when you talk about getting people who agree with us into positions of judicial power--again, under a democracy, we come back to the need to silence the amplified and authoritative voices whose sole objective is to prevent that happening, because they influence people's votes. They at least are clearly identifiable.
It comes down to whether we want to prevent these abuses, or simply be better at tidying up after they've happened. I don't see anything else we can do that would (a) have any chance of preventing acts of hatred, and (b) be any more morally acceptable than what I've suggested.
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But when you talk about getting people who agree with us into positions of judicial power--again, under a democracy, we come back to the need to silence the amplified and authoritative voices whose sole objective is to prevent that happening, because they influence people's votes. They at least are clearly identifiable.
It comes down to whether we want to prevent these abuses, or simply be better at tidying up after they've happened. I don't see anything else we can do that would (a) have any chance of preventing acts of hatred, and (b) be any more morally acceptable than what I've suggested.