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by vyhd 1973 days ago
> "But they're really really actually super-duper truly totally bad!" isn't a valid argument, since many, many people can use it and they will.

It is absurdity to make the claim that, since anyone can say anything, no meaningful concept of objectivity can exist. Interesting how often it recurs in "free speech at any cost" argumentation.

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Objectivity applies to positive statements, not normative ones.
Normative statements are based on one's observations and interpretations of facts, and that basis can be meaningfully scrutinized.