Also for the purpose of giving genuine racists & sexists enough rope to hang themselves.
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If you jump on the first hint of a racist or sexist or homophobic attitude, the individual can retreat into plausible deniability.
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But if you assume that this is not what they meant & are receptive to them explaining themselves further, clear attitudes will emerge.
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And it will be much easier then to show the problem with them if there is one & also to gauge the extent of it & best way to respond.
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Same principle I stated in my piece on the value of arguing with extremists.pic.twitter.com/4cT4xz2u0R
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This is wonderful.
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:) The whole thing is here, if interested.https://areomagazine.com/2016/12/14/the-value-of-arguing-with-extremists-building-a-moderate-center/ …
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If everyone applied such reason, much of the humanities would instantly disappear
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charity isnt superfluous either though. We can make any conversation impossible if sufficiently dedicated to assuming the worst of someone
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Unfortunately, many ideologues are looking for targets when they do that. Interpreting everything though the lens of their theories.
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