The issue I have with the article isn’t whether @RubinReport is on the left or the right.
The problem is that the author assumes political affiliation based on who people criticize and talk to, instead of their actual political opinions.
That’s just bad form.https://twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1118363342521942017 …
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Additionally, the conflation of criticizing the social justice left, a FRINGE minority group, as being indicative of membership in the “new right,” mischaracterizes the struggle between libertarianism & authoritarianism as being part of a left vs right dichotomy.
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Criticizing SJ doesn’t make you a right winger anymore than criticizing white nationalism makes you a lefty. It seems the author was more intent to smear Rubin as being a closet conservative (the horror!) than to actually analyze the political discussions he’s facilitated.
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Replying to @TheLaurenChen
Also to be clear it’s not like I’m sitting here pretending to be left. The “Why I Left the Left” video came out two years ago. What I’m trying to do is show people that liberalism has nothing to do with Leftism/progressivism. I have the CL v. Libertarian convo all the time.
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I’ve thought of you as libertarian economically and progressive socially, idk what that would be in terms of just being “left or right” tbh
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Dave Rubin Retweeted Dave Rubin
It’s what I’ve been saying I am all along! https://twitter.com/rubinreport/status/1016680607391158272?s=21 … (Progressive socially can all be accomplished through limited government.)
Dave Rubin added,
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Oh wow, it’s almost like you actually have been expressing your political views quite clearly this whole time


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IF I ONLY WOULD’VE LAID OUT MY POLITICAL EVOLUTION AND BELIEFS IN A HIGHLY WATCHED VIDEO OVER TWO YEARS AGO!
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