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You can't just toss out core enlightenment principles because a handful of loud simpletons latch on to bad ideas. Not without explaining why.

• tptacek 6y ago
  I object to the claim that I've tossed out any "core enlightenment principles" by observing that we have drastically fewer gatekeepers now than we did in 1980.
  • n0nc3 6y ago
    It is my understanding that toleration, free association, and free expression are core enlightenment principles that enable a civilization to be governed by reason. These are threatened by the censorious attitude of boomers and aging gen-xers with home equity to protect. It is not unusual for older, wealthier elements of society to question the value of free expression for the masses. [1] [1] https://www.amazon.com/democratic-enlightenment-philosophy-revolution-1750-1790/dp/0199668094 https://www.amazon.com/democratic-enlightenment-philosophy-r...
  • raxxorrax 6y ago
    Do you implicate that we need gatekeepers? If so, then yes, if not, then it was falsely concluded.