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TLDR: Obtusely veiled apologia for moral outrage culture. (you can skip to the last paragraph). The reasoning for this is the idea that slavery ended because i
by horseLOGIC 8y ago
TLDR: Obtusely veiled apologia for moral outrage culture. (you can skip to the last paragraph).
The reasoning for this is the idea that slavery ended because it was deemed "dishonorable" through a transformation of "morals", not through "logical debate".
Further points against "debate culture":
- winning a debate is not about the "truth", but about "persuasion"
- ensuing moral relativism
- debates don't actually change minds
I disagree with the last point. People simply don't change their minds in real time and many people are too invested into their points of view. I've personally gradually changed my viewpoint away from the left in large part due to the general failure of leftists to persevere in debate. What a coincidence then, that some of the same people would question the merit of debate altogether...
- badmadrad 8y agoThe author seems lost in this article. It seems she's just seems frustrated that parts of human nature extends itself in the free market of ideas. Everything is about persuasion and winning. That's life...and it extends itself into the exchange of ideas. However you need this exchange to drive meaningful change...and you can only fool people for so long if you don't have logic and reason on your side. So I don't really understand what the author is driving at. I guess they are upset certain arguments they don't like are winning...which isn't really an argument at all.
- toufique 8y agoTo be fair, neither the left nor the right are persevering in debate these days. For every X-"ism" claim from the left, there's an equivalent "fake news" gaslighting attempt from the right. The degeneration of politics today comes from both extremes of the political spectrum.