Straw man - neither @zackbeauchamp nor I claimed perfect equivalence. The point was the risk of growing acceptance of conspiracy theories.https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/867070074175094784 …
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Replying to @BrendanNyhan @zackbeauchamp
"the same black hole of conspiracy-mongering and fact-free insinuation that conservatives fell into during the Obama years."
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Replying to @HeerJeet @zackbeauchamp
Um, you're truncating the quote: "They *worry* that the unfounded speculation and paranoia that infect the Russiasphere *risk* pushing ..."
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Replying to @BrendanNyhan @zackbeauchamp
Right, but the "risk" and "worry" can only be real if the 2 sides are roughly symmetrical, which I don't think is the case.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @zackbeauchamp
Not an argument; you're assuming the conclusion. That's what we disagree about - whether there's a real risk.
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Oh, I think it could be a real risk if, as Zack suggested, Dem media & political elites renege on gatekeeper duties.
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