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One of the most dangerous features of our age is the belief that amplifying the voices of racists and conspiracy theorists makes you a better person. It does not. Over time, it normalizes hate and weakens civic trust.
Before people @ me for being intolerant I’ve actively work to facilitate viewpoint diversity on campus and have done research on how diverse perspectives help organizations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
Boghassian’s comments were specifically about a presidential candidate canceling on Dave Rubin, who has helped amplify racists (e.g. Stefan Molyneaux) and conspiracy theorists (Cernovich) without challenging their records. That is what we are talking about.
Contrary to some replies, no-one is being silenced. You can listen to Molyneaux’s racist garbage on YouTube all day. It’s a question of whose views you choose to legitimate and spread. Rubin made his choice. Buttigeg is choosing differently.
Some IDW types make their name by playing footsie with racists and conspiracy theorists but also demand to be treated as respectable mainstream thinkers. They cry foul when they find they out that is not how the marketplace of ideas works.
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