1. in terms of these "should they be fired for their tweets & bad opinions" controversies, the one I remain most conflicted about -- I mean genuinely torn -- is Quinn Norton.
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6. Being charitable, we can say that Norton thought it was possible to befriend Nazis & talk with them in their own language without being effected. Her assumption was she could pull them to her, not that they would drag her down. Which is naive & wrong but not vile.
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7. The question then becomes (if we accept the most charitable possible view of Norton) whether being super-naive is firing offense. When you're job includes writing on politics (as she was going to) I think it is.
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so you don't think they will ever change their minds regarding Nazism?
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I suspect this is true.
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You know, I think I actually believe this. However: Even this most charitable interpretation renders her dangerously naïve in ways that should forclose on her holding any position where she offers opinion writing to the public from a position of authority.
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She doesn’t have to have a heart full of malice in order to do harm. She can, perhaps, be forgiven for making an “innocent” mistake, but as far as I’ve seen she still hasn’t reckoned with the harm she‘s done. I’m less concerned with intentions than I am with impact.
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