Hmmmm. You're being too kind to it (and yes, I realize Michael Sherlock, if that's his name, is an arse!)
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
And Shermer, Rubin and so many others. All given Neo-Nazism a soft pass.
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If I think that identity politics tends to polarize & drive people into entrenched positions, does that make me a racist?
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
Don't think anyone called Shermer a racist. Just that he was wrong and blaming the victim.
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Replying to @Humanisticus
It's got nothing to do with blaming the victim. But it is the view that victims don't utter inviolable truths about complex social...
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IF that is his point, he communicated it very poorly.
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People are not given a chance to communicate well, because one misstep, and they're immediately under attack.
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He had a chance and didn't explain, instead he moved the goalposts.
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It's a corollary of the point about polarization.
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Not really. If he didn't explain then there is no reason to believe your interpretation is the correct one.
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Principle of charity - you should always look for the most charitable explanation for a person's behavior. Especially on bloody twitter!
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