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Death threats, calls for genocide, etc, are not protected speech here. But... Its becoming more common now. It looks to me like the left does it more, but the right isn't clean either. Recently we've had a lot of arrests of people for saying that what's happening in Gaza is genocide. It is genocide. I see a connection because basically death threats are tolerated if the correct political party is in power. This is not going to end well... IMO, the rise in violent thinking is because of how difficult it is to afford basic things. People vent, and they don't know who to blame but they want to blame someone. Its not too different from Germany between the wars... High inflation, heavy handed policy, wide political divide. We have to get people to stop thinking the state can solve their problems. It can only make it worse.

I can't say the left or right or right does it more. These days you get death threats when the game you released is disliked NY the audience 😔 If people are arrested in your place for taking a stance for Gaza: again, visit Germany lol. Hasn't happened here AFAIK. Agree with most of the rest. People who can't afford things have no plan for a future. People without plan for a future give up. The state could help tho by e.g. providing affordable health care and such. Because not worrying about hospital bills ruining you also helps planning a future, believe me or not.