I can’t imagine a version of America so rickety that a magazine package detailing the history of one of the institutions most critical to both its founding and its remaking would be detrimental.
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Replying to @janecoaston @cjane87
Are we doing that thing again where each individual action by progressives in politics, media, academia & entertainment is considered in isolation from all the others?
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Replying to @baseballcrank
I’m doing the thing where I say that talking about the impact of slavery on American life is no more divisive than “the impact of slavery on American life” and talking about the history of slavery is a positive good.
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Replying to @janecoaston @cjane87
I think it's fundamentally dishonest to frame criticism of the series as if it is not a reaction to larger ideological projects & how it is framed in service of those. Of course, history is good (when told honestly); of course, the history of slavery is worth retelling.
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Replying to @baseballcrank
I believe you’re referring to the NYT downhill, correct?
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Replying to @janecoaston @cjane87
I'm looking a good deal more broadly than that, as are most of the people who are criticizing the series - nearly none of whom trust the Times as an honest interlocutor for reasons long predating August 2019.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @cjane87
Dan—you can’t do meta on serious scholars and writers like this. Or not meta alone. You have to closely read the texts and criticize them on their own terms. Nobody is actually saying that
@jbouie misread Calhoun or that@KevinMKruse doesn’t understand public transportation in3 replies 1 retweet 13 likes -
Let's just say my experience with those two writers in particular does not fill me with confidence in their good faith.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @yeselson and
Ah yes, we must be bad faith actors because we don’t give a serious hearing to some right-wing ideologue who calls himself “baseball crank.” very wise.
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If you had a sense of the game's history, you'd know where the handle came from. I've been using my own name on the web for two decades, haven't deleted my old Tweets. I enjoy engaging opposing perspectives openly, on level ground. Not everyone is equipped to do so.
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