I really don't understand why NPR made this decision. Reading this is painful. It's like watching a friend flail at an open mic.pic.twitter.com/FWXN2R2sEE
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He literally did not call for that.
No one suggested the author be denied an outlet for their unique blend of 'batshit /inane' He said, he didn't understand what their motive was. Asking for someone to provide an editorial rationale isn't 'deplatforming'
Im perfectly fine w/ NPR airing revolutionary marxist arguments that all property is theft and underclasses should rise and smash the machinery of capitalism blah blah blah... The thing questionable about this speaker is that that they make these args so *badly*, and w/o...
It depends on what you mean by deplatforming. Choosing not to publish a piece is always legitimate. In fact, that’s what publishers do. Ensuring no one else publishes the piece or creating consequence for publishing it, isn’t.
Checkmarks at it again I see.
So bad-faith. You’re so bad. It’s so embarrassing.
Do you think I'm saying the author should be barred from being allowed to speak or appear?
I took "I really don't understand why NPR made this decision" to mean she shouldn't have been given a platform on NPR.
You’re confusing ‘deplatforming’ with ‘no platforming’.
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