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> “Jefferson-allied papers accused President Adams of being a hermaphrodite and a hypocrite, while Adams’ camp attacked Jefferson’s racial heritage, accusing hi
by hindsightbias 6y ago
> “Jefferson-allied papers accused President Adams of being a hermaphrodite and a hypocrite, while Adams’ camp attacked Jefferson’s racial heritage, accusing him of being “the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father” as well as an atheist and libertine”
We’ve always been divided. The differences have just been suppressed at times by those in control of the levers.
- pmdulaney 6y agoI'll grant you that our situation now is not unprecedented, but I would still say that if there were an objective measure of divisiveness that 2020 would come in well above the average of the last 100 years. But more importantly, what do you think? Should we be suppressing unpopular views on social media?
- hindsightbias 6y agoNot effective, need to suppress social media if we want a stable society.
- pmdulaney 6y agoSo you're in favor of suppression of free speech so as to enhance the stability of society? If so, we disagree.