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    1. Jonathan Chait‏Verified account @jonathanchait 20 Mar 2018

      Jonathan Chait Retweeted Josh Barro

      I also think the trend is probably moving in the right direction, though it's a little hard to tell.https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/976107839285428224 …

      Jonathan Chait added,

      Josh BarroVerified account @jbarro
      I guess my view on the importance of PC excesses of the left is that these excesses are real, and they're annoying, but they're also self-limiting because they are so annoying. And I think I have detected a decline in the excesses over the last 18 months. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/the-right-is-worse-than-the-left-on-free-speech-so-what.html …
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      7 replies 1 retweet 23 likes
    2. Brian Schatz‏Verified account @brianschatz 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @jonathanchait

      I guess my question is where this problem ranks, say, in the top 50 problems facing America. I don’t think it makes the list.

      7 replies 11 retweets 218 likes
    3. Jonathan Chait‏Verified account @jonathanchait 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @brianschatz

      Okay, what is the cutoff for problems I should be able to express an opinion about?

      7 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
    4. Brian Schatz‏Verified account @brianschatz 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @jonathanchait

      I’m not asking you to stop talking about it, I’m asking how big of a problem you think this is, because that seems like important context.

      6 replies 2 retweets 161 likes
    5. Jonathan Chait‏Verified account @jonathanchait 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @brianschatz

      The main point my column today is that the existence of some other, larger problem is not a reason to ignore a problem. That logic can easily become a way to excuse your allies' misbehavior.http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/the-right-is-worse-than-the-left-on-free-speech-so-what.html …

      7 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
    6. Brian Beutler‏Verified account @brianbeutler 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @jonathanchait @brianschatz

      In a different context, you're perfectly clear about how disproportionate media focus on an issue can create misinformation and terrible externalities, and I don’t think you find defenders of the media’s email coverage very persuasive. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/the-abnormalization-of-hillary-clinton.html …pic.twitter.com/p4u6t9b1P0

      3 replies 18 retweets 188 likes
    7. Jonathan Chait‏Verified account @jonathanchait 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @brianbeutler @brianschatz

      The difference is that the spread of these norms and protocols can do real harm to the left, and are not only worth criticizing, but need to be criticized.

      7 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
    8. Brian Beutler‏Verified account @brianbeutler 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @jonathanchait @brianschatz

      Sure but there is a just as important countervailing need to characterize the problem proportionately, and you dismiss that concern as a deflection, when it’s really not a deflection at all.

      1 reply 1 retweet 96 likes
    9. Jonathan Chait‏Verified account @jonathanchait 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @brianbeutler @brianschatz

      I see this as a problem within progressive politics, and how conservatives exploit it in their messaging is a secondary concern to me.

      5 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Mar 2018
      Replying to @jonathanchait @brianbeutler @brianschatz

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Damon Linker

      I think that's an analytical mistake. Conservative exploitation is driving a big shift in public opinion which is already having dire consequences.https://twitter.com/DamonLinker/status/976126348413620227 …

      Jeet Heer added,

      Damon LinkerVerified account @DamonLinker
      Replying to @Scoinadlo @nate_oman and 2 others
      I mean really: nothing much changed about college in 2015. Yet look at the graph in this poll. Like a cliff edge. What was new in 2015? Campus Reform and other outfits began publicizing every stupid thing happening anywhere, and rw media outlets ran w it. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/07/20/republicans-skeptical-of-colleges-impact-on-u-s-but-most-see-benefits-for-workforce-preparation/ …
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        2. Matt Diamond‏ @mattdiamond 20 Mar 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jonathanchait and

          Part of the reason that I want the Left to deal with this issue is to *reduce* opportunities for conservative exploitation. Perhaps there are less public ways to have that discussion, though at the moment I’m unsure what they would be.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Matt Diamond‏ @mattdiamond 20 Mar 2018
          Replying to @mattdiamond @HeerJeet and

          Admitting we have a problem is the first step to fixing it, even if that admission provides ammunition to our enemies. Though I guess one could argue that we’ve done enough “admitting” on this particular issue. What’s the next step?

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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