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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 10 Feb 2017

    By my count, righties who made fun of the left for "giving Milo free advertising" have tweeted ~300 billion times about "Dear White People".

    1:36 PM - 10 Feb 2017
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      1. Fakey Fakeson‏ @admittedlyhuman 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        how many people have they beaten over it though

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      1. sleep geas‏ @topynate 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        That's exactly what I'd want a white guy to watch if he was on the edge politically tho

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      2. Steve Roggencuck‏ @basmoetjevoelen 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        Dear White People was pretty moderate, especially the conclusion of the movie. I've seen more lefties getting mad at it.

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      3. Ryan Fitz‏ @RyanFitz1111 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @basmoetjevoelen @slatestarcodex

        Could you direct me to some lefty outrage over this? Curious to see the reasoning for it.

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      4. Steve Roggencuck‏ @basmoetjevoelen 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @RyanFitz1111 @slatestarcodex

        This is relatively mild, but some better outrage was on Tumblr:http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2014/11/musings-of-a-black-chick-who-wasnt-blown-away-by-dear-white-people/ …

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      5. Steve Roggencuck‏ @basmoetjevoelen 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @basmoetjevoelen @RyanFitz1111 @slatestarcodex

        A lot of it had to do with the "both sides are bad" approach.

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      1. W. Davis‏ @wfdavis_ 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        Boosting the wrong people to become "leaders" of the Left is actually smart for righties.

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      1. W. Davis‏ @wfdavis_ 11 Feb 2017
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        Sometimes exposure is outrage is solidification of someone's beliefs. Different with Milo

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      1.  ❌Deplorabot Dregs  ❤️ 🇺🇸‏ @buybuydandavis 10 Feb 2017
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        Identity politics - America's favorite spectator sport

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      1. Crinkling Cosmic Static‏ @Daemonprofane 10 Feb 2017
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        Scott, please. That's way too conservative an estimate.

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      1. marcavis‏ @marcavis 10 Feb 2017
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        spite is the only social mechanic

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      1. David j‏ @David_Jorgonson 24 Mar 2017
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        Don't see the analogy; DWP is critically acclaimed, not trolling.

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      1. InvidiousDistinction‏ @InvidiousDist 4 Mar 2017
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        Dear White People video has effect of dissuading people not persuading. Smart to promote it. Milo publicity has oppos effect

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      1. Dain Fitzgerald‏ @DainFitzgerald 17 Feb 2017
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        in theory this should be a left-wing critique not right, the complaint about Milo getting free advertising. but it's 90% not

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      1. T.‏ @trissteenn 12 Feb 2017
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        at least we haven't beaten people up, set things on fire, or destroyed other people's property to express our opinion.

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      1. HafeedAleppo‏ @HafeedAleppo 11 Feb 2017
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        Dear White People is unsparing to militant black activism. This Conservative likes it, comparisons to Milo are unfounded.

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      1. W. Davis‏ @wfdavis_ 11 Feb 2017
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        The difference is no one thinks "Dear White People" is actually going to change the views of a lot of white people

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