> My point is these things existed and did have actual power. They had sway in private organizations This is called the marketplace of ideas Sometimes the mar

> My point is these things existed and did have actual power. They had sway in private organizations This is called the marketplace of ideas Sometimes the marketplace lets stupid things get some sway, and it is up to the marketplace (not the state) to push those aside > A lot of people like to pretend like this came from nowhere, in reaction to nothing, and that's simply not true No, I think people are "pretending" like the use of state power is not an appropriate reaction to "overstepping" within the marketplace of ideas, which of course is true. The vast majority of left-leaning people find the blue hairs goofy at best, which is exactly why they do not hold political power. I don't think anyone on the left is "surprised" by what's going on right now, FWIW.