Arguing in America
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Perfect analogy, I think.
https://quillette.com/2020/07/06/arguing-in-america/
tl;dr
Like Paul Newman said, a courtroom is not a place of justice. The lawyers are there to win by any means necessary, not find the truth. But the process works because there's a judge guiding the proceedings at every turn. There's still a chance at justice.The problem with the American left is that they employ the exact same tactics in public discussions: winning by any means necessary. "Lying, slandering, doxing, and deplatforming are all justifiable tools in the Internet litigator’s toolbox." Except there is no judge. No judge, no out-of-bounds. That's why we're all screwed.
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Yes, good article. I'm concerned about Aqua though. He has been making a lot of sense lately, at least to me. Not sure if that is good or bad.
Regarding the article: When I was in grad school, in my first seminar the prof stated that if anyone turned in anything using only the male pronoun, the grade would be an instant F with no appeals accepted. He was a former college president, Univ. of California, Irvine. Absolutely brilliant, and a true Liberal in the best sense of the term, way ahead of his time.
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