Very few people mention that the language these students have developed (safe spaces, trigger warnings, etc) is not the language of "revolutionaries" -- it is the language of little bureaucrats.
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is this a real threat? vs...multiple states propose legalizing the right to run over protestors, WI outlawing any protest (even silent) to on-campus speakers, Trump asking to persecute NFL players for protesting. students don't *pen laws* canceling amendment 1 do they, Steven?
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Are angry mobs a real threat? Generally, yes
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Are lawmakers threatening all citizens with *laws* that limit their rights in perpetuity a threat? Specifically, yes.
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I was born in 1975, smack in the middle of GenX, so maybe I can bridge this gap between the Boomers like Brooks and the millennial mob.../1
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Maybe, like the silly old Nature/Nurture question, society's ills are not best solved by approaching them as either/or dilemmas between Mistake Theory and Conflict Theory. Maybe they are best understood as an inevitable mix of both.../2
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Opposition to stem cell research itself stems from a mistake, in the form of scientific ignorance, but manifests itself as a conflict when ignorant lawmakers have the power to prevent progress: mistake and conflict, hand in hand.../3
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We must eschew both premodern ignorance and postmodern dogmatism (and vice versa) and stay true to the middle, modern way of rational liberalism..../fin
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Data-informed counterpoint to David Brooks's anecdote-rich opinion.https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/12/17100496/political-correctness-data …
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I think I’ve finally have enough of Steven Pinker
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While conflict vs mistake theorist discussions are intellectually interesting, it’s worth wondering why Pinker keeps trying to cast students shutting down speakers as a larger problem than it is. This thread seems explain why: https://twitter.com/drvox/status/972915124032888832?s=21 …
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ochlocratic student protests do educate, but to validate & change society - they must allow all members of society a vote. Democracy is messy, but remains the most potent source of progress. Educate & vote.
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There’s no way to understand unhinged crackpots. Good luck David Brooks.
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There isn't a problem in this country. Everything is fine. Nobody worry, go about your business. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/us/asheville-police-taser-jaywalking/index.html …http://www.leftvoice.org/The-Price-of-Wonderland-Homeless-Disney-Worker-Dies-in-Car …
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Steven are you mad that students have advocated to give you a swirly?
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