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[–]grixit 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Attempts to name this ideological enemy—for enemy it is—are therefore necessary so that we might frame our arguments against it with the requisite precision and clarity needed to challenge it, but they are also fraught.

I call them maoists.

[–]usehername[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My favorite quote: "The fact is, Critical Social Justice is not about social justice at all; it has stolen social justice from the people who care about it and need it most."

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's such a shame that New Discourses went down the paid subscription route. There was a period for a couple of months where they were producing some really good content; now most of the articles have dried up and it's all podcasts behind a paywall.

[–]usehername[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wish I'd discovered it back then.

[–]BEB 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I used to think that James Lindsay had a lot of informative things to say, then I followed him on Twitter...

Occasionally, he will make a great point, but he's a bit of a hypocrite and sometimes seems to be a little manic.

Just my opinion. Carry on!

[–]usehername[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I don't really know about him and just enjoyed the site. I just checked his Twitter and you're right about the manic thing lol, but I'm not seeing the hypocrisy?

[–]BEB 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

He claims to be pro-free speech, but there is one issue that he won't allow any discussion of. In fact he's militant that no one question his viewpoint. And also demands that governments be allowed to legislate speech and action regarding this issue, even though it's crucial to the world to have honest discussions.

[–]usehername[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Which issue?

[–]BEB 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I will DM you because it might derail the thread.