Hi there. What I'm saying that failing to draw distinctions between people like Sam Harris and people like Richard Spencer strips the designation "alt-right" of its power and meaning. That has two main effects, as I see it.
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First: When that label is used promiscuously, people start to take it less seriously. And we should be taking the actual alt right seriously.
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Second: When conservatives, classical liberals or libertarians are told by the progressive chattering class that they--or those they read--are alt-right, the very common response is to say: Screw it. They think everyone is alt-right. And then those people move further right.
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Let me suggest that if being called alt-right makes you more sympathetic to the alt-right (i.e. racist) then the original accusation had some truth to it.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @oneunderscore__ and
Do you feel the same way about the argument that "All Muslims are dangerous fanatics" rhetoric can drive radicalization?
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Replying to @CathyYoung63 @HeerJeet and
@CathyYoung63 that’s not an accurate analogue. The correct analogy is: if calling someone a dangerous fanatic moves that person to dangerous fanaticism, perhaps the original accusation had some truth to it. There’s a big difference.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @dr_blatnoyd @HeerJeet and
It's also possible that people change and evolve. Many, esp the young & unsophisticated, can easily succumb to bad influences when alienated. Maybe a significant number of people have the potential to become dangerous fringe fanatics. Do we want to encourage or discourage that?
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Replying to @CathyYoung63 @HeerJeet and
It's amazing how this need for political correctness only applies when dealing with the feelings of conservatives.
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Replying to @Xenos_RIFS @CathyYoung63 and
God, so much this. The sheer hypocrisy of the snowflake-calling, sage-space mocking calling out racist-curious right for being racist is really rich.
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Replying to @dr_blatnoyd @Xenos_RIFS and
LOL, I love how "Maybe it's not a good idea to call Steven Pinker a Nazi" is a call for political correctness now
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It's a bad idea to call Pinker a Nazi because he's not a Nazi. It's a lie & offensive rhetoric. I don't think we need the extra argument that it contributes to radicalization.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @Xenos_RIFS and
Mainly yes, but I'm not sure why it's bad to also raise the point that such rhetoric is likely to push some people in a radical direction.
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Replying to @CathyYoung63 @HeerJeet and
Is there any evidence to back that assertion?
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