It might be a tactic and it might be a cultural difference, but: there are people who believe that all questions about political issues are rhetorical questions.
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And, moreover, that framing your belief as a question is just a way to maintain plausible deniability.
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But sometimes, “Why do we care about some kinds of inquality and not others” really is a non-rhetorical question that deserves a non-“Fuck you!” answer.
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You see this a lot with free speech issues. People can’t grok the idea that
@jordanbpeterson would have an opinion on free speech per se, rather than have an attitude towards trans people and then invent a free speech justification.1 reply 1 retweet 6 likesShow this thread -
You wonder what this reveals about people and their principles.
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