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I read through the comments he made in the images attached to those tweets, and I don't personally find what he's saying there to be especially problematic. I c

I read through the comments he made in the images attached to those tweets, and I don't personally find what he's saying there to be especially problematic. I certainly don't read anything he's saying there as being motivated by racism, hatred, or alt-right political views. I still really appreciate you backing up your post with a link and the chance to dig into his sources. Thanks for the link.

Impassionata 5y ago
>I don't personally find what he's saying there to be especially problematic. And you're right in theory; in theory it's fine to give people a chance to express their opinion. In theory the out-of-mainstream views have some insight that's worth the questionable bits. But in practice, what Scott Alexander did was cultivate a community of racists. He provided a platform, he provided cover for them. From a purely consequential point of view Scott Alexander's political writing has been a detriment. Surely no one would consider "My community is well known as a racist gathering spot" a successful outcome. It's not just the cost of doing business with regard to free speech norms, it's a poor application of free speech norms reproducing basic racism.