A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 13:54 last edited by Horace 7 Aug 2020, 13:55
Ms Boylan must have reminded Jonah of all the girls who wouldn’t have had sex with him.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 13:56 last edited by
Prolly more the dudes. She’s a trans woman.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:01 last edited by
Well I said reminded. I’m no fan of the trans fad but I will give trans women one thing. They are capable of being vaguely reminiscent of women enough to remind one of women.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:09 last edited by
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:09 last edited by
Plus you can’t really rule out the possibility that the legion of women who have refused to have sex with you included some trans women.
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He’s starting to notice some of the extreme positions of his fellow travelers and it seems to be making him nervous. That’s a good sign. (I see people retweet some of his tweets about it). I was wondering/hoping about Klein as well but I doubt he’ll break until they actually come for him.
wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:10 last edited by@jon-nyc said in A Letter on Justice and Open Debate:
He’s starting to notice some of the extreme positions of his fellow travelers and it seems to be making him nervous. That’s a good sign. (I see people retweet some of his tweets about it). I was wondering/hoping about Klein as well but I doubt he’ll break until they actually come for him.
And....
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:16 last edited by
"I will defend free speech that I agree with to the death. Well, your death at least."
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:17 last edited by
It’s so ironic. That woman seems like she needs a good dick. And yet that’s the very thing she cut off.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:19 last edited by
I will have to listen to his podcast. I am sure he will devote some words to attempting to reconcile with this.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 14:20 last edited by
Be a saint and note the time on the podcast where he starts talking about it. So if it’s interesting we don’t have to listen to the whole thing.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 17:55 last edited by
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 18:09 last edited by
Caitlin’s on a roll.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 19:04 last edited by
I was surprised to see, browsing twitter about this, that trans folk think American politics is obsessed with them. The obsession is, in their mind, an obsession with hating them, but it's definitely all about them one way or another. Meanwhile, it's not my feeling that much of anybody gives them a second thought. There's only one oppressed group in America that actually matters politically. And I doubt that group is going to be locking hands in solidarity with the trans community any time soon.
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I was surprised to see, browsing twitter about this, that trans folk think American politics is obsessed with them. The obsession is, in their mind, an obsession with hating them, but it's definitely all about them one way or another. Meanwhile, it's not my feeling that much of anybody gives them a second thought. There's only one oppressed group in America that actually matters politically. And I doubt that group is going to be locking hands in solidarity with the trans community any time soon.
wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 19:07 last edited by@Horace said in A Letter on Justice and Open Debate:
Meanwhile, it's not my feeling that much of anybody gives them a second thought.
I do. I give them many second thoughts, and they're all the same: Shut UP.
Okay, and also a third thought: I don't believe in transes. Everybody is what s/he was born as, period, end of the report. So, back to my second thought, Shut UP.
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wrote on 8 Jul 2020, 21:30 last edited by
People were alarmed Tuesday to see a disturbing letter published in Harper Magazine which asked for a more tolerant atmosphere for dissenting viewpoints. The letter was followed by a list of signatories, which has been handed to Interpol, who are now trying to hunt down these dangerous individuals.
“I mean, these people say you should be able to disagree about things without fear for your life and your job,” said trans activist Kendra Chandler. “And they signed this letter along with people who think gender has something to do with biology! I feel unsafe just knowing these people are out there.”
This attack on progressivism -- suggesting people shouldn’t be terrified to say something different from what is currently considered progressive thought -- has shaken the Left, but they have vowed to punish everyone associated with it. Already a few of the signatories have been captured and have subsequently denounced ever thinking open debate is okay. Most of the signatories are still at large, though, and if you encounter anyone who wants a society capable of handling differing viewpoints, Interpol has created a hotline to call.
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wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 00:49 last edited by
Humanity has jumped the shark.
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Humanity has jumped the shark.
wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 00:56 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in A Letter on Justice and Open Debate:
Humanity has jumped the shark.
And anybody who claims that the left and the right are equally culpable in this shark jump is either silly in the head, or dishonest. Trump was elected in large part because he appealed to those who are watching the shark jump and disgusted that they can't talk about it out loud.
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@LuFins-Dad said in A Letter on Justice and Open Debate:
Humanity has jumped the shark.
And anybody who claims that the left and the right are equally culpable in this shark jump is either silly in the head, or dishonest. Trump was elected in large part because he appealed to those who are watching the shark jump and disgusted that they can't talk about it out loud.
wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 01:30 last edited by xenon 7 Sept 2020, 01:43@Horace the only reason I’d root for Trump to win the next election is to hammer home the point that you can’t muzzle people.
To that extent I’m almost ambivalent about the outcome.
Almost... it'd end up winding the crazy pendulum even harder.
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wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 03:54 last edited by
Matt Yglesias shut down by his boss.
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wrote on 9 Jul 2020, 10:15 last edited by
Best comment:
Ezra Klein subtweeting and muzzling Yglesias, while allowing employees to tweet out public letters about how unsafe he's made them feel is 100% ultimate god-level douchebaggery. I would resign by the end of the day today.