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@paulg the insanity of it all is demonstrable in how indistinguishable it is from satire.. you're #triggering my fear of longforms

@AnthonyBriggs Ijeoma Oluo suggests that women / minorities / anyone who feels disadvantaged has the right to shout down opinions they [1/2]

@AnthonyBriggs You misunderstand me. What she is doing is legitimate criticism, albeit criticism I disagree with.

@AnthonyBriggs She is defending people who exercise a heckler's veto on the basis that said people are exercising their free speech rights.

@AnthonyBriggs Criticizing thoughtless speech is fine. But not heckling to the extent that it silences the voices you disagree with.

@AnthonyBriggs It wouldn't matter even if the examples he gave of people shouting down opposing views were entirely hypothetical.

@AnthonyBriggs All the more reason why they should understand that shouting down opposing views is not a reasonable approach.

@jake_gold @GretenDave @paulg unless someone was taping their eyes open, they were not required to see the signs mentioned.