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A few months ago I was discussing due-process-related rights and principles with some twenty-something university student (mostly CS) acquaintances. Apart from
by nsajko 3y ago
A few months ago I was discussing due-process-related rights and principles with some twenty-something university student (mostly CS) acquaintances. Apart from the frightening fact that I was the only one strongly defending these rights, at one point someone associated my rhetoric with "Jordan Peterson's free speech arguments" in an attempt to dismiss my points. Apparently democracy and a free judiciary are now an alt-right topic?
- karaterobot 3y agoThat was sort of the impression I got as well. Hating anything your opponent supports, regardless of its merits, feels like a bad strategy to follow.
- jl6 3y agoIt’s a symptom of the bipartisan mindrot that is polarization. “You’re either with us or against us”. Thus disagreement is escalated to opposition, opposition is escalated to vilification. The culture warriors no longer hold viewpoints, they have identities, and identities are inviolable[0]. Challenge is thus perceived as an existential attack that must be defeated at all costs. Words are labelled as violence. Pushback is labelled as genocide. Suddenly everyone is either a Nazi or a pedophile. [0] http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html
- Breza 3y agoI miss Nat Hentoff. Free Speech for Me--But Not for Thee feels prophetic now.