Whatever legitimate points #WeAreTheLeft had to make are obscured under a pile of bad faith, myopia, presumption, and self-importance. Sorry
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I'm now told that any criticism of this knowingly provocative, accusatory letter "only proves their point." VERY INTERESTING...........
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One of the (many) problems with this manifesto is the presumption that all Good people agree on the definition of various contested terms.
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It's a tendency seen constantly: "our premises are beyond contestation and expecting us to prove them somehow demonstrates your malevolence"
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There's no good faith attempt at persuasion or winning-over of skeptics. It's hectoring. Almost like they don't WANT to win over skeptics.
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Because the continuing existence of skeptics will serve to "prove their point" and thus their superior moral standing.
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