It's sort of incredible, if you think about it, that a man famous for saying shitty things online would believe himself entitled to a debate w/a candidate for Congress.
The act of taking the stage with Shapiro would be an act that elevated him and debased her, and he knew it.
The act of taking the stage with Shapiro would be an act that elevated him and debased her, and he knew it.
Ben Shapiro becomes someone who debates candidates for Congress.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes someone who debates mean-spirited shitposters.
Guess who wins there.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes someone who debates mean-spirited shitposters.
Guess who wins there.
Debate is only useful if it helps people contemplate ideas. That requires two people who are committed to discovering truth. Otherwise you have somebody using debate in bad faith to achieve bad intent.
It's a scalpel.
You give a scalpel to a surgeon.
This is not a surgeon.
It's a scalpel.
You give a scalpel to a surgeon.
This is not a surgeon.
When we treat both sides as holding equal value, when one is clearly acting in bad faith, or one simply obviously is not the same, we always degrade the greater and elevate the lesser.
This is what a 'both sides' formulation is meant to accomplish.
This is what a 'both sides' formulation is meant to accomplish.
Putting a lie in a headline without calling it a lie elevates the lie to the level of truth.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation.
Putting a charlatan on a stage with an expert elevates the charlatan to the level of the expert.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation.
Interviewing a conspiracy theorist on a forum intended for news elevates conspiracy to the level of news.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation.
Profiling a prominent white supremacist as if he were a sexy new pundit elevates him to the position of pundit.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation. It is our duty, if we oppose genocide and slavery.
It is proper and fitting to protest such elevation. It is our duty, if we oppose genocide and slavery.
Ben Shapiro is a shitposter and a troll; he's not even a smart one.
He's pretending to a level of achievement he hasn't earned, and Ocasio-Cortez is entirely correct to deny it to him.
He's pretending to a level of achievement he hasn't earned, and Ocasio-Cortez is entirely correct to deny it to him.
Shapiro would not destroy her. Shapiro would degrade her, by proximity and juxtaposition.
The content of the debate is immaterial for Shapiro. Getting on the stage with her is the win for him.
Is the point.
Reading comprehension: Catch it!
The content of the debate is immaterial for Shapiro. Getting on the stage with her is the win for him.
Is the point.
Reading comprehension: Catch it!
I will debate Ben Shapiro for $10,000.
What’s great about her response is how much it reveals them.
She correctly names the casual assumption of ownership, their toxic sense of entitlement.
Rejected, they respond with the same spurned outrage you see from the sort of men they insist they aren’t.
She correctly names the casual assumption of ownership, their toxic sense of entitlement.
Rejected, they respond with the same spurned outrage you see from the sort of men they insist they aren’t.
I can see why Ben Shapiro would want to be the sort of person who debates an up-and-coming Congresswoman.
I have no idea why Ocasio-Cortez would want to be the sort of person who agrees to debate random assholes.
Shhh, guys, shhh. It’s not cowardice. It’s just rejection.
I have no idea why Ocasio-Cortez would want to be the sort of person who agrees to debate random assholes.
Shhh, guys, shhh. It’s not cowardice. It’s just rejection.
They’re mad because she scares them.
If she didn’t scare them, they wouldn’t be so thirsty to debate her.
To prove her crazy. To prove her wrong. To elevate themselves by bringing her down to their level.
One problem, guys. She doesn’t need to beat you. She already did.
If she didn’t scare them, they wouldn’t be so thirsty to debate her.
To prove her crazy. To prove her wrong. To elevate themselves by bringing her down to their level.
One problem, guys. She doesn’t need to beat you. She already did.
