A beautiful reframe of the Harper's letter, which I frankly think is a slightly less crotchety version of classic conservative grousing about "political correctness." Speech is and should be free, yes, but that is not to say it should not have consequences. 1/
I happen to have experienced this on a personal level. Yes, I got "ratio-ed" on Twitter (and deserved it) and have somehow lived to tell the tale. What I tried to do in the situation is to honestly have a look at what I might have done wrong, learn from it and go forward 2/
With respect for my critics, and with enough regard for my own integrity that it remains my lodestar but not so much that I cannot admit that from time to time it doesn't know enough, hasn't thought deeply enough, or just isn't smart enough to always be right. 3/
Conservatives who complain about "political correctness" are generally griping about the lack of permission they feel to be unvarnished racists, sexists and transphobes. Their fear of being called out as racists, etc for expressing racism, etc. is a tacit acknowledgement 4/
that to be a racist, etc would be a bad thing. That's at least some progress, I guess. What they are mad about is the inconvenience they are subjected to by having to think a bit before they speak. I, for one, have tried to learn from my experience. And it didn't hurt ONE bit
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