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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 26 Nov 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Judd Legum

      Everyone who has ever said "It’s the status quo that’s radical" was a radical. Wanting a drastic departure from the status quo is the dictionary definition of "radical." If you need to try to change the meaning of words, you are probably losing.https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1199359400194007040 …

      Dan McLaughlin added,

      Judd LegumVerified account @JuddLegum
      Defending corporate interests does not make you a “moderate.” Amazon is a trillion dollar company and pays zero federal income taxes. It’s the status quo that’s radical.
      9 replies 17 retweets 96 likes
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    2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 26 Nov 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Dave Weigel

      If you are calling for replacing ICE with an agency with substantially the same functions, that's not actually "abolishing" it. In which case, it's not semantical at all. Words have meaning.https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1199358977626320906 …

      Dan McLaughlin added,

      Dave WeigelVerified account @daveweigel
      "Abolish ICE" push kind of fell apart for the same semantical reason: Republicans pretended that Democrats wanted absolutely no immigration or customs enforcement. Warren never said "abolish" herself, talked about "replacing" ICE. https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1199357868992090113 … https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/30/politics/elizabeth-warren-ice-immigration-protests/index.html …
      7 replies 11 retweets 37 likes
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    3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 2 Dec 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Paul Waldman

      The term's counterproductive because that *is* what the word "privilege" means in English. Try telling low-income African-Americans they're privileged bc they live on stolen Native American land & don't live in, say, Afghanistan. Words have meaning.https://twitter.com/paulwaldman1/status/1201541671957270528 …

      Dan McLaughlin added,

      Paul WaldmanVerified account @paulwaldman1
      To white people who hear "white privilege" and think "Nobody's handing me anything!", another way to think about it is what you DON'T have to worry about. I'm a white guy who has been driving for 30+ years. Know how many times I've been pulled over when I wasn't speeding? ZERO. https://twitter.com/byjoelanderson/status/1201532110579724288 …
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    4. Dave‏ @DaveProbably 2 Dec 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Somebody is trying to redefine privilege here, but it's not Mr. Waldman. The definition is absolutely not being handed something. It's "a special right, advantage, OR IMMUNITY granted or available only to a particular person or group." But you already know that.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 2 Dec 2019
      Replying to @DaveProbably

      The common understanding of the term is belonging to a privileged class. Look, you can try to beat people over the head with something that's unfamiliar & unpersuasive in order to feel superior to them, or you can try to speak the common language.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    6. Dave‏ @DaveProbably 2 Dec 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Yes. Exactly. See, you're moving the goalposts. First, you claimed it means "being handed stuff," now it's belonging to a privileged class, which is EXACTLY what white privilege refers to.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 2 Dec 2019
      Replying to @DaveProbably

      Not moving anything. The common connotation of the term is something unearned.

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    8. Dave‏ @DaveProbably 2 Dec 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Yes. Exactly. You're defining white privilege perfectly!

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    9. Dave‏ @DaveProbably 2 Dec 2019
      Replying to @DaveProbably @baseballcrank

      What exactly have you or I done to earn the trust of police officers we don't know, so that they do not feel the need to pull us over just to see what we are up to?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 2 Dec 2019
      Replying to @DaveProbably

      We don't live in East Germany. The American legal system assumes a right to be free of that. The argument against unreasonable searches & seizures is an argument against injustice, not for tearing down.

      9:38 AM - 2 Dec 2019
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        2. Dave‏ @DaveProbably 2 Dec 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          Yes, it is indeed unjust that one class of people enjoys all the benefits of the American legal system, while other Americans do not. What is it that you have done that Black people have not to earn those benefits?

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        3. Dave‏ @DaveProbably 2 Dec 2019
          Replying to @DaveProbably @baseballcrank

          Dan... it is perfectly OK to believe that White privilege exists, and also that it can be fixed without tearing down our entire legal system.

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