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The philosophical grounding is the same. If the progressive left were wholly on the side of right, they wouldn't have to throw things like free speech under the
by stcredzero 9y ago
The philosophical grounding is the same. If the progressive left were wholly on the side of right, they wouldn't have to throw things like free speech under the bus, or vilify things like the values of the founders of the US. Authoritarians like that would rule by force and shame rather than the consent of the governed. Many under the "progressive" flag have dehumanized their opponents in their hearts, and so have lost the true philosophical grounding of justice.
- JoshTriplett 9y agoAnd thus you dismiss all of them in one breath with "many have", and attempt to demonize anyone who would dare to say "in some spaces, some speech is not OK". You don't have to dehumanize someone to observe that they're causing problems and harming others. And you don't have to paint anyone who disagrees with you as an absolutist authoritarian with no sense of nuance. Next time, try addressing the arguments made, not the arguments that are easier to dismiss. I say "next time", because I really have no further interest in wasting more of my time here.