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"Forgive me if I do not join in the celebration of Andrew Neil vanquishing the American conservative personality Ben Shapiro... No matter how much those with regressive, prejudiced or simply dishonest views are challenged, it is pointless if they are constantly provided a venue."
"Shapiro’s currency isn’t his ability to debate or his intellectual credentials, it is merely to be around so much that his very ubiquity becomes ersatz success." theguardian.com/commentisfree/… "Interviews in which they are challenged, successfully or not, are part of their roadshow."
"The belief that somehow giving more airtime to people will expose and vanquish them makes no sense. The whole 'sunlight is the best disinfectant' argument no longer works. Sunlight simply provides exposure and nourishment." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
