Don’t lump witches in with Nazis. We are the most open minded people on the planet!
Malcolm is right. We should openly debate Nazis and Witches and Flat-Earthers and people who think blacks are not actually humans because, well, you know, it’s a festival of ideas and those are ideas.https://twitter.com/Gladwell/status/1036814261190909953 …
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Imma have to agree here Reza
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I'm not unsympathetic to that view, BUT those other groups you mentioned don't have a meaningful number of adherents. You can't ignore away loathsome ideas. You can confront them, though.
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Confronting hate-filled ideas ≠ giving them a podium.
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What's left to debate about racism?
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I don't think you can lump Witches in with Nazis and flat-earthers. And we already know what Nazi ideas are. We had a whole war about it, and decided that we didn't want to hear from them anymore.
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Witches don't exist. Flat-earthers are dumb. Nazis are dangerous. Why debate them ?
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TBH, witches do not belong in this lineup. Not only do they exist, they have a long history of folk wisdom and the recognition of the valuable contributions of older wise women within the community. They became vilified when men became threatened by the power of this wisdom.
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O.K.: I stand for the witches.
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As you should.
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seriously, i'd like to hear from
@gladwell what specific ideas Bannon has that deserve the New Yorker's megaphone.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I think he just wants to be contrary. It’s kind of his brand.
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The problem is they dont debate with facts or evidence. Its a concotion of opinion, alternative facts and hatred.
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Some ideas are worthy of debating. Other ideas warrant dismissal. Fascism thrives when we get the two confused.
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I would have thought Malcolm a bit beyond the “Every idea has equal value/ there are no bad questions” trope...
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Can someone point me to when, historically speaking, fascism was defeated by openly airing and intellectually debating their ideas? Because I don't remember that ever working.
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Great. The next "festival of ideas" we bring in pedophiles, arsonists, serial murders and men who don't think women should have the same rights as men. I'm so sick of entitled men who think uplifting other men who are no threat to their rights/lives is perfectly acceptable
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Yes, because no whack-a-doodle ideas should be dismissed from a discussion of ideas. Every idea must be considered.
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This festival must look like Twitter, or better yet, Reddit.
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I was actually thinking 4chan.
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