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The frustrating thing about Doctorow's articles is that he makes good points, but always supports them with anecdotes or hypotheticals that make it seem only mi

The frustrating thing about Doctorow's articles is that he makes good points, but always supports them with anecdotes or hypotheticals that make it seem only minorities have anything to worry about (and the occasional labour union). No mention of the overbearing hate-speech laws that threaten seven years jail time for something as vague as "stirring up hatred", even within one's home [1,2], the foster parents whose foster children were taken away for being members of UKIP [3], the police investigation launched targeting "It's okay to be white" posters on public lamp-posts [4], or police recording "non-crime hate incidents" by children, that will become part of their background checks [5]. It's too much lying by omission for my taste, despite strongly agreeing with the overt part of his message. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56364821 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56364... [2] https://www.nationalreview.com/news/scottish-bill-would-criminalize-hate-speech-in-private-homes/ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/scottish-bill-would-crim... [3] A couple have had three foster children removed from their care because they belong to the UK Independence Party. - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20474120 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20474120 [4] Basingstoke 'It’s okay to be white' posters spark investigation - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-59179914 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-59179914 [5] Police recording thousands of messages sent by children as non-crime hate incidents, which will show up when employers run background checks - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/05/children-warned-future-careers-could-ruined-old-tweets/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/05/children-warned-...

colpabar 3y ago
Well, your comment is going to be flagged for mentioning these things, just like his article would get flagged if it did the same. I am new to this person but he seems intelligent, and intelligent people understand that the plights of minorities garner more sympathy than the plights of the (western) majority. He's walking a fine line already; he's advocating for not entirely writing off the views of disagreeable people, which is pretty much the exact opposite of what everyone in power wants us to do. Maybe I'm just being optimistic, but I think that if he really does care about the examples in the article, he cares about the ones you listed too, and he just knows it's not politically correct to mention them.
- NoRelToEmber 3y ago
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  - colpabar 3y ago
    I predict that by the time that happens we will have stopped using the term "minority" and will have replaced it with a new term that serves the same purpose.
    - NoRelToEmber 3y ago
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colpabar 3y ago

Well, your comment is going to be flagged for mentioning these things, just like his article would get flagged if it did the same. I am new to this person but he seems intelligent, and intelligent people understand that the plights of minorities garner more sympathy than the plights of the (western) majority. He's walking a fine line already; he's advocating for not entirely writing off the views of disagreeable people, which is pretty much the exact opposite of what everyone in power wants us to do. Maybe I'm just being optimistic, but I think that if he really does care about the examples in the article, he cares about the ones you listed too, and he just knows it's not politically correct to mention them.

NoRelToEmber 3y ago
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- colpabar 3y ago
  I predict that by the time that happens we will have stopped using the term "minority" and will have replaced it with a new term that serves the same purpose.
  - NoRelToEmber 3y ago
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