1/ I think part of this is that as a (Jewish) white guy I was taught at a young age to viciously ridicule stupid ideas, not that they
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2/ posed a threat, even when they were anti-Semitic or whatever. BUT I grew up totally secure in every sense, so it's partially a
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3/ privilege thing. I get that. I just think debate/ridicule/whatever is better than implicitly giving them the power to "silence" you
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@jessesingal Often the most academically successful minority or women is someone who is not disputatious but conciliatory (i.e. Obama).1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@jessesingal Exactly: what's loveable and colourful in Biden would be a career killer for a woman of any color or a black man.1 reply 4 retweets 5 likes -
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@jessesingal I'm not a fan of jargon either but it doesn't come out of a vacuum and speaks to a real social experience.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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