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28 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
"We have to reverse that long march through the institutions by marching through ourselves." Spirited words from @calvinrobinson in this morning's @Heritage webinar with @DouglasKMurray et alia. I'm with Calvin in principle, but my inner pessimist just wonders if it's too late.
Douglas: "I was having a discussion with an American filmmaker who said 'Not many people in America know about this particular race riot in the 20s.' Not many people in America know ANYTHING about ANY history!"
On how cancel culture works: "The chihuahuas come for the person above you and try to get them to shut you up. That's the deal. That's how this works."
Douglas also ending on a positive note: "I've fought many unwinnable battles in my life. This is an eminently winnable one."
Well, that was encouraging, also I somehow only just now put together that it was moderated by @JosephLoconte -- Joseph! I loved loved your book on Lewis/Tolkien/WWI! *waves*

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Hi Michael! So glad you asked. Let me explain. No, there is too much, let me sum up. /1
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I have some thoughts to add on a comment from @ThatsBSPodcast in our discussion of Jordan Peterson's fixation on the Judeo-Christian strain of religious thought in particular (link below). They're more clearly sorted in my mind now. Thread. /1

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I am not shy about my pro-life convictions, and the new Alabama legislation is giving me plenty of opportunity to express them.That said, I know this issue is personal for some of my followers. /1
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C. S. Lewis was possibly the greatest apologist of his generation. At the same time, he put scientific questions about creation/evolution in a box & never looked into them deeply. Some might draw the wrong moral from this. /1
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