I mean an attitude of resistance which is relevant to the problem, which shows the problem, which is meaningful & effective in contrast to..
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
..."Arghh! Thoughtcrime! Burn things down. Arrest everyone! Fire them! Shame them! Punch them!'
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Replying to @HPluckrose
:) No, I got that. I wasn't clear, sorry. I was suggesting that alternative forms of protest depend on the person in question. ->
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Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1 @HPluckrose
Student, teacher, philosopher, scientist, journalist etc. So, I wondered if you were thinking of a specific group or field.
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Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1
No, tailor it as appropriate but have a thoughtful, strategic & humane attitude.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yes. I see now, you mean the attitude. I was thinking too practical.
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Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1
If students had called Jordan Peterson 'Jordana' & referred to him as 'her' rather than demanding firing it would have tested his principles
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
If free speech was his whole aim, he cld not reasonably object. If he found it distressing, he'd have learnt what they wanted him to learn.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
Instead, they made him a martyr and increased antagonism against trans people. (This is hypothetical. I agree with Peterson on free speech)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yes. I support the idea of alternative forms & pushing for those. I was being pessimistic and claiming it seems to be in our nature to
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I think it is but it doesn't happen to the same extent everywhere. Culture legitimises it or inhibits it. The liberal humanists must win.
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