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		teddyh on Sept 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Queen Elizabeth II has died All advocates of temperance and moderation are preservers of the status quo. Therefore advocates of change naturally fall afoul of the moderators.

tptacek on Sept 9, 2022 [–]

They certainly do when their advocacy takes the form of sneering.

teddyh on Sept 9, 2022 | [–]

Tone policing is a form of moderation.

tptacek on Sept 9, 2022 | | [–]

Yes, of course it is.

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