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I think if we worry overly much about how the fringes will react to the truth, we'll never get anywhere. I think it is a grave mistake for us to ignore anyone's
by infamia 6y ago
I think if we worry overly much about how the fringes will react to the truth, we'll never get anywhere. I think it is a grave mistake for us to ignore anyone's issues, and the drumbeat of racism/sexism often drowns out legitimate issues that concern men (i.e. criminal and civil injustice, college enrollement, mental health, etc.) which likely has a polarizing effect on some (and especially white) men. I'm concerned about both ideological fringes, some on the right will behave exactly as you've described and use it as a weapon, while others on the left will dismiss legitimate concerns as something like "mansplaining" or other divisive/dismissive language. Both of these actions just radicalizes, weaponizes, and polarizes the discussion which is exactly what both extremes want. I'm not sure how to combat this phenomenon of small but highly energized segments of the population from herding the masses one way or another other off the brink (e.g. modern Turkey).