12. Emersonian individualism also means thinking for yourself, refusing to accept authority just on society's say, forging a unique self
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@HeerJeet do you mean to say that your Twitter essays are _not_ subject to double-blind peer review?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Puritan (and Emersonian) Individualism one strand; another is anti-intellectualism (which has deep roots) and also ... -
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@HeerJeet I have recently become very close with an anti-vaxxer with that proud individualism, skepticism towards all forms of expertise.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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23. In any case, when I hear an anti-vaxxer say "my child is pure" -- that phrase echos such a fraught, deeply rooted cultural tradition.
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@HeerJeet panic in America so often consolidates around children and innocence - Anita Bryant
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@HeerJeet an "experiment" in the Emersonian senseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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