We've always conflated moral leanings with truth. Previously, "the truth" was right leaning; it is now left leaning. Unfortunately, many people find (and have

We've always conflated moral leanings with truth. Previously, "the truth" was right leaning; it is now left leaning. Unfortunately, many people find (and have always found) that all it takes to dismiss an opposing moral position is to point out that their opponent's position is untruthful, and the discussion (or lack thereof) ends there. A sibling poster has linked us to PG's essay on "What you can't say", which states my concerns more eloquently and thoroughly. http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html