1) White nationalist Steve Bannon will speak at the prestigious @OxfordUnion this evening. This opportunity will provide him with the legitimacy he needs as his orgThe Movement continues to falter. Here’s why it’s a bad idea. Me for @LeftFootFwd:https://leftfootforward.org/2018/11/politics-isnt-a-game-stop-inviting-white-nationalists-to-the-oxford-union/ …
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Dreadful article. The assumption that those listening to Bannon will necessarily then adopt his views is pretty misanthropic. They may vehemently disagree, and that vehemence may grow with everything he says.
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That is only part of the story, Sam. Bannon's speech will be filmed & put on YouTube - a double-whammy for him as he gets the prestige & legitimacy of the event as well as the free publicity online, where he & other far-right figures fight the majority of their culture war.
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Replying to @Nick_Spooner1 @samgramann and
"The assumption that those listening to Bannon will necessarily then adopt his views" Garbage in garbage out. "They may vehemently disagree" You don't win against fascists by debating them or listening to their ideas.
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At this moment in history that’s exactly how you win.
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Good luck with that.
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