I really think, by the way, there should be more debate between right- and leftwing viewpoints on college campuses.
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The problem with this kind of false balance becomes clear if you've ever watched debates on the BBC.
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The BBC is constitutionally bound to balance left and right. What this means is that more time is spent debating things like -
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- whether or not discrimination or racism exists rather than how to tackle it.
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yeah I agree there's a potential "Overton window" problem here. But the academic window doesn't overlap the mainstream...
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...window at all in some cases, and I think that poses a real problem to education.
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I get what you're saying and I agree there. I think it's a case of accessibility but there comes a point where (esp. with --
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-- right wing debate) where you can be as accessible as you want but some will simply ignore facts. They should be mocked --
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-- or shunned for this but by continuing to debate you're treating them as a legitimate opponent. Sometimes it's time to --
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say "Enough, you're not engaging in good faith."
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well with people like Milo Y, yes, I agree that's all you can do.
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I guess my tolerance point for what is and isn't good faith is lower because I feel like where we are in politics globally -
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has gone beyond the point of debating and I fear that that's also the case in a lot of academic circles.
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