That will reveal the problems, factual & ethical with such claims. Or dont. But don't stop others from hearing & addressing ideas @patstokes
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I don't have a problem with anyone 'hearing and addressing ideas'. I do have a problem with imprimatur for racist speech acts.
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"speech acts"? Not even trying to hide that
#GoalPostShift@HPluckrose
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@patstokes and allowed people to see how backwards those ideas are.. Silence of speech accomplishes nothingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Main difference being that racism reinforces power relations (that's its purpose) whereas we're *all* either evolved or created.
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Marcuse by another name - suppressing speech 2 promote equality. In US, we chose freedom over state enforced equality
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Haven't read Marcuse unfortunately.
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Read Marcuse "Repressive Tolerance" (1965), http://www.marcuse.org/herbert/pubs/60spubs/65repressivetolerance.htm ….
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Thanks, will throw it on the (alarmingly big) to-read pile.
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I'm going to need a new hard drive to hold my to-read pile.
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Physical as well as electronic reading piles here:pic.twitter.com/AZ3MTIqrtG
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@patstokes not because it wasn't hate speech, but because the value of that right outweighed their awful ideas...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patstokes ..to disarm it. This is why the ACLU fought on the side of the KKK in court to allow them to demonstrate...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patstokes shielding 'hate speech' only gives it more power. The blinding light of public scrutiny is the greatest weapon..Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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