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by bmmayer1 940 days ago
I stopped reading here: "Far right white supremacism; libertarianism for white men, forced birth for white women. Eugenics for everyone else."

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (which I did look for in the body of the article; didn't find). Without supporting sweeping statements like this with actual, verifiable evidence, this is simply not a serious article meant to be read seriously by serious people.

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It’s a well written article that makes many substantive arguments. If you refuse to engage with text that contains “obviously wrong” statements you will inevitably get stuck in some echo chamber. Open-mindedness is about trying to figure out what people are actually trying to say so you get a glimpse of the worldview from which the author’s statements make sense.

Nothing bad happens when you seriously read and engage with texts you disagree with. Try it sometime.

Read his bio. I bet he couldn’t hit the flag button fast enough.