> The Economist cites the case of Colin Wright, a post-doctoral student who had difficulty finding a job after publishing a series of essays “arguing that sex i

> The Economist cites the case of Colin Wright, a post-doctoral student who had difficulty finding a job after publishing a series of essays “arguing that sex is a biological reality” (TERFese for “trans people don’t exist”). TERFese? This is where I stopped reading. I don't want to engage with content where this sort of lazy name-calling passes for critical thinking. I haven't read her piece, but it sounds like I would agree with Anne Applebaum's thesis. I agree there's something quite scary happening in society today with fringe elements on the left using shame and online bullying tactics to enforce a strict idealogical purity in spaces that used to be much more open to idealogical diversity. Can we call it idealogical terrorism? That's what it feels like. I consider myself a moderate and I am definitely in the large share of people who feel afraid to share my true opinions on many issues. My workplace has been hijacked by a group of outspoken leftists who will get you fired if they catch the slightest whiff your non-conformity. I just keep my mouth shut.