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@paulcrider
Jul 9, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
The Economist gets this badly wrong. The "identity politics" and "intimidation" they decry are the *only* reason we are paying attention to racial inequality as much as we are. This is exactly what it looks like for "new voices and experiences [to] enrich the debate."
The focus on power in the critical racial lens is correct, but the other word should be "difference" (of social, political, economic situation) not "division." And the concern about racial "innocence" is just bizarre and ... let's call it defensive. Image
The article is just incoherent.

"It believes in progress through argument and debate, in which reason and empathy lift truthful ideas and marginalise bigotry and falsehood."

What does @TheEconomist think marginalizing bigotry and falsehood looks like?
I like the Economist's concrete policy proposals very much! I think it's unfortunate that the Economist is categorically uninterested in reparations or any other policy that explicitly aims to--as opposed to indirectly--targets racial inequality. Image
Read about the #BREATHEAct, which explicitly targets racial inequality & racist injustice but is such a powerful freedom-enhancing package (freeing human beings from cages, borders, & dire material straits) that it would help a lotta white folks too. /end breatheact.org
There's another essay with a lot of handwringing about critical race theory. But first I should say I do appreciate the mea culpa. @TheEconomist acknowledges it fucked up by endorsing imperialism in the 19th century. amp.economist.com/international/…
They misrepresent @DrIbram. Kendi's antiracism has nothing to do with White self-flagellation. He and other influential antiracists focus on practical, material effects of policy. @TheEconomist should cheer this bc we can change policy in ways we cannot change hearts and minds. Image
The juxtaposition of Pluckrose & Lindsay next to Kendi and Mills & Shelby is embarrassing. Liberalism doesn't *have to* be naive. Groups exist; disadvantaged groups are not helped by pretending they don't. Power exists; empowering the weak is fully compatible with rule of law. Image
I appreciate that @TheEconomist ended by mentioning two prominent Black philosophers--Charles Mills & Tommie Shelby--who combine critical race theory and liberalism. It is both possible to do so and necessary for liberalism to remain relevant. /end rant Image
See also @mccormick_ted's comments.

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Okay, stream-of-conscious thread on liberalism, neoliberalism, politics, policy, and philosophy commencing here and going through the night. (There'll be long gaps and pauses) 🧵#NeoliberalShillBracket
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Manne is one of my favorite philosophers but I really disagree with the thrust of this post, which is about the social context of aspiration. 🧵
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I think it's fair to be confused by all the definitions and vague boundaries of trans vs nonbinary vs genderfluid etc. The definitional overlap between trans and nonbinary arises precisely because we all want to avoid gender essentialism. 🧵
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Disappointing from @AmericanPurpose. There are no trans extremists. There are trans folks who want to live their lives. There is no "radical gender ideology" any more than there was ever a "homosexual agenda". It's a fabrication of the reactionary right to weaponize polarization.
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