Easy to explain. The message and the messenger cannot be separated. Black people can use the n-word and I can't. People who are unambiguously non-racist can play around the edges of the topic in a way that those accused of being racist (even wrongly) cannot. That's basic.
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The people who know that you know that they know that you know that they know that... I mean, you know what Pinker says, about "open secrets"? "Once X and Y both know Z, and that the other also knows, and can finally speak openly"? Ever wondered what comes after?
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It's just that I disagree with what you said to
@benshapiro. The "system" is taking over, yes. But I agree wholly with him and@andrewklavan; you can't go anywhere if you don't know where you're headed. "Any complex system which is also self-referential fails". - Show replies
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