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Citizens United discussions are a bit of a flamewar trap. So if you're reading this, instead of down voting everyone on the other side or yelling about democra
by brownbat 8y ago
Citizens United discussions are a bit of a flamewar trap.
So if you're reading this, instead of down voting everyone on the other side or yelling about democracy in a reply, I'd just urge you to leave this site of random pseudo anonymous opinions, and maybe go somewhere else to learn a little about the case instead.
Radiolab's More Perfect does a great job of providing the backstory:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/citizens-united/ https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/citizens-united/
The oral arguments on Oyez have even more back and forth if you like, including I think even a few arguments and turns Radiolab missed.
I think you can leave that episode with either opinion about the finding. But either way you'll leave that episode smarter, which seems like a hackery sort of value.
Quick, before it all devolves further, fly you fools!
- extralego 8y agoThe Radiolab episode is good, I agree, but they take some grand leaps of faith to accomplish covering ‘both sides’. I think the problem is that this isn’t a philosophical question. It’s an ethical one. But, the only way to be ‘fair and balanced’ is to purport it as philosophical.