The third way between SJWs and the new right: thinking for yourself.
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As I see it, the problem's that understanding social justice requires a lot of research, so thinking for yourself is often uninformed.
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Yes, the solution is to trust vast network of selfless comarades who will do your thinking for you with your best interests in mind.
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The point is to recognize when you don't know what you're talking about so that you can properly understand others' perspectives.
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Oh, I thought the point was to belabor the obvious. My mistake.
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If you put the time in to understand the issues deeply and still want to criticize, I'm cool with that. Without that effort, it's crap.
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A lot of people in the social justice movement are not okay with that, and there is groupthink. That doesn't justify the backlash.
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The problem with the social justice movement is evident in your last few tweets: starting with the assumption that you know better.
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Actually, it's the assumption that I don't know better, and that people who are being oppressed do, and that I should listen to them.
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Like you're doing to me right now. The pretense of acceptance of not-knowing appears as false humility that behavior belies
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