> What on earth does it means to "validate" or "normalize" someone? What does it mean to "send a message?" Read Freakonomics, specifically the part about Broke

> What on earth does it means to "validate" or "normalize" someone? What does it mean to "send a message?" Read Freakonomics, specifically the part about Broken Windows, and you'll understand these words. > Who is conceivably that dumb, and why should political theory be informed by such a mentality? If you talk to someone on the far-left, they will tell you that the answer to this question is "everyone on the far right! They believe everything they read on fox news!" and if you ask someone on the far-right, they will tell you that the answer to this question is "everyone on the far left! They believe 100% of the fake news". Either way, there's one thing far-left and far-right people can agree on: yes, there are plenty of people like this. I don't think people are always like this, but I do think we all have brainfarts. At some point or another, we've all been extremely susceptible to influences like this. > I find it insulting that I should be disallowed to listen to someone on the basis that they are so odiously toxic I have to be protected from them. Can't I just decide for myself? Yes, please do! Decide for yourself that you want to listen to them! Find them on Facebook, Twitter, or whatever, and start talking to them! Enjoy your free speech! Call them on the phone! Email them! Anyone who wants to take those things away from you is a serious threat.