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While I’m a moderate Democrat, and no libertarian, [1] I have a lot of respect for Robby Suave, the author of this piece. He has been very good about pointing

While I’m a moderate Democrat, and no libertarian, [1] I have a lot of respect for Robby Suave, the author of this piece. He has been very good about pointing out the abuses of the radical left destroying people’s lives for things like wearing a costume at a 2018 Halloween party which the radical left woke mob decides is politically incorrect in 2020. [2] In addition, he has supported due process during the #MeToo “believe all women” moral panic when many on the radical left wanted to get rid of presumption of innocence and due process. [3] [1] Certain problems require big government to solve: Police, military, roads, and, yes, health care [2] https://reason.com/2020/06/18/washington-post-blackface-halloween-costume-cancel-culture/ https://reason.com/2020/06/18/washington-post-blackface-hall... [3] e.g. https://reason.com/2017/11/16/dear-prudence-meets-due-proces/ https://reason.com/2017/11/16/dear-prudence-meets-due-proces...

xwolfi 5y ago
I don't know the guy but he looks very preoccupied with facebook drama, with inflammatory titles, and mounting scandal on top of a scandal. There are people who would rather see the liberal left burn alive than convince a few people not to vote for them for this boring reason 1, and this boring reason 2 and... It's fun to troll online, but respect... I wouldn't ask for it, I don't think he should either :D
- strenholme 5y ago
  It’s fun to troll online Without more context, I have to assume you’re talking about the articles he wrote which I linked to in the grandparent. I am not sure how pointing out it was unfair to get a woman in her mid-50s fired because she wore a costume in 2018 the Washington Post retroactively decided was politically incorrect in 2020 is “trolling”. More like, standing up for fairness, compassion, and justice.
  - xwolfi 5y ago
    I was referring to my own post. That person trolls like I do. I wouldnt ask for respect, I wouldnt give him any: he's exacerbating drama rather than solving the problem with the CDC, simply by using emotions rather than rational proposals. Something I respect surprisingly is the wapo article https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/blackface-incident-at-washington-post-cartoonists-2018-halloween-party-resurfaces-amid-protests/2020/06/17/66f09bde-af2e-11ea-856d-5054296735e5_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/blackface... full of various points of views, explaining the issue clearly, taking no special position itself, even going to tell that person felt so bad about her idea of a joke or the reactions to it she left in tear, causing compassion for her in me... So maybe it's trolling to say the wapo calls an old incident politically incorrect ? :p As an amateur troll myself I get why she found it funny to fight fire with fire and why some people just cant go that many levels of irony and it's hard to sometimes face the reactions to your own trolling. The Wapo itself seems completely innocent of any position and I appreciate the further attempt to paint it as such as good trolling, when they were trying to untroll the debate. Just like wearing a blackface to criticise defending blackfaces.

xwolfi 5y ago

I don't know the guy but he looks very preoccupied with facebook drama, with inflammatory titles, and mounting scandal on top of a scandal. There are people who would rather see the liberal left burn alive than convince a few people not to vote for them for this boring reason 1, and this boring reason 2 and... It's fun to troll online, but respect... I wouldn't ask for it, I don't think he should either :D

strenholme 5y ago
It’s fun to troll online Without more context, I have to assume you’re talking about the articles he wrote which I linked to in the grandparent. I am not sure how pointing out it was unfair to get a woman in her mid-50s fired because she wore a costume in 2018 the Washington Post retroactively decided was politically incorrect in 2020 is “trolling”. More like, standing up for fairness, compassion, and justice.
- xwolfi 5y ago
  I was referring to my own post. That person trolls like I do. I wouldnt ask for respect, I wouldnt give him any: he's exacerbating drama rather than solving the problem with the CDC, simply by using emotions rather than rational proposals. Something I respect surprisingly is the wapo article https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/blackface-incident-at-washington-post-cartoonists-2018-halloween-party-resurfaces-amid-protests/2020/06/17/66f09bde-af2e-11ea-856d-5054296735e5_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/blackface... full of various points of views, explaining the issue clearly, taking no special position itself, even going to tell that person felt so bad about her idea of a joke or the reactions to it she left in tear, causing compassion for her in me... So maybe it's trolling to say the wapo calls an old incident politically incorrect ? :p As an amateur troll myself I get why she found it funny to fight fire with fire and why some people just cant go that many levels of irony and it's hard to sometimes face the reactions to your own trolling. The Wapo itself seems completely innocent of any position and I appreciate the further attempt to paint it as such as good trolling, when they were trying to untroll the debate. Just like wearing a blackface to criticise defending blackfaces.