The mainstream media outlets like WaPo consistently present anyone who criticizes the left as right-wing, even when this is patently false. Hell, you, James & Peter are lucky they didn’t go for “far right”.
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As someone who loves reading/listening to disagreements, it’s hard to take many of the criticisms of your project seriously when I see your intentions and/or political affiliations mischaracterized so easily.
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Some people don't realize that political views are a spectrum and not just hard left, hard right and nothing in between. Or that you can disagree with and criticize your own side.
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Actually, political views are more like a phase space. Every political issue can be seen as a dimension (although not always a spectrum, as views sometimes *are* bi-modal, with very little support for points-between - eg pro/anti-abortion). First approx: http://politicalcompass.org
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I have been described as a leftie by the right and "far right" by the left. But the last time I took the politicalcompass test, I discovered I was slap bang in the middle (which surprised me). In the extra dimension offered, I was libertarian-leaning.
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Same, I've considered myself a liberal for years but over the last year or so I've questioned a lot & have been called Alt-right, misogynist & racist by people I thought I was with. I took that test too & I'm libertarian-left but much closer to the center than I'd have thought.
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Most people that criticize the "leftist" kind of left are *intelligent* liberals who can still think independently, who are still capable of critical thinking & are rightfully horrified & just desperately trying to effect change in the indoctrinated non thinking leftist masses.
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It’s awful. Not only that, but if you offer specific praise on one side, it’s immediately assumed you’re all in on every utterance & position. Rather than a more likely reality: you like some of what you hear, are indifferent to other things, & disagree with what’s left. No pun.
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This is what it feels like for a conservative to criticize *anything* on its merits. Sorry for your experience.
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I want to move away from political labels, specifically because they only seem to be used prescriptively, both as shields and cudgels.https://twitter.com/M_Methuselah/status/1050182206184988678 …
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It's more multipolar now. Criticise Stuart Hall and you're a racist. Criticise Judith Butler and you're a homophobic binary whatever. Criticise Gloria Steinem and you're a sexist. Criticise Netanyahu and you're an anti-Semite. Hours of fun.
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For all the endless coalition negotiations, a multi-party political system still seems to be preferable. It prevents the us vs them reflex, at least partly.
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Agreed. People expect total agreement and absolute loyalty on every single issue, no matter how big or small. In the end, nobody passes purity tests.
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Also "rigorous journals proved all too willing to accept any nonsense that aligned with their obsessions" and "no truth gathered" make zero sense in the same paragraph because that first quote entails a "truth." In fact it's the exact truth the project was intended to expose.
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Unfortunally its typical at this point, Its not new but it intesified too much.
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