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It would be hard to argue that a view is universally repugnant when it is espoused by an elected official and there is at least a significant minority of voters
by humanrebar 6y ago
It would be hard to argue that a view is universally repugnant when it is espoused by an elected official and there is at least a significant minority of voters polling in support of the view. Given those criteria, we should argue that outright racist or sexist views are both unacceptable and not universally repugnant. I'm still supportive of editors who refuse to publish in those cases.
So I'm just quibbling with the word "universally" here. I would rather editorial pages be forthright about where their window of acceptability lies for them. I would especially advocate aversion to doublespeak, especially in journalistic contexts. Propaganda, even well meaning propaganda, is another enterprise.
- ajmurmann 6y agoI wonder how much division in the country plays into this. I keep hearing references to there being at least two countries within the US. Is this maybe the outcome of using the sphere model from the Vox article higher up and applying it only within the "blue country"?
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoIt's unlikely. As the article describes, many of the views considered unacceptable are popular even among Democrats.
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- jtbayly 6y agoI mean, I agree, but why be inaccurate with this statement? > significant minority of voters polling in support of the view We know that it’s a majority from the article: > A Morning Consult poll showed 58% of Americans either strongly or somewhat supported the idea of “calling in the U.S. military to supplement city police forces.” Is it because of the same fear that the article is describing in the press?
- humanrebar 6y agoI wrote "at least a significant minority", which includes majority views. I was casting a wider net since I think minority views should be discussed, if for no other reason than they should be understood. Disagreeing with someone without even understanding their views is ignorant. Part of the benefit of current protests is catching people up on facts who were previously disengaged.
- jtbayly 6y agoI understand now, but I think the natural reading of that phrase is that it refers to a minority of some sort.
- AmericanChopper 6y ago> Given those criteria, we should argue that outright racist or sexist views are both unacceptable and not universally repugnant I think you’ll find classifying what counts as “outright racist or sexist views” constitutes a legitimate controversy.