understanding the left
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understanding the left
To my Western leftist friends, from your leftist Israeli friend
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i've noticed a weird aversion to using AI on the left. not sure if it's a climate or an IP thing or what, but it seems like a massive self-own to deduct yourself 30+ points of IQ because you don't like the tech
nic carterx.comSo when their chosen heroes — the freedom fighters in whom they invested so much moral cachet — showed up at a concert and started beheading raver kids and Asian workers and abducting grandmas and God knows what else, what were Western leftists supposed to do? In situations like that there are really only two things you can do, without switching yo... See more
Noah Smith • Western Leftists Have Lost the Plot
If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal.
If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist.
If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian.
If you b... See more
J.K. Rowlingx.comIf you rule out all dissent on the basis that it's hate speech and misinformation, you will detach entirely from reality.
Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸x.com
The reason the ultra-left run into so many ideological incon...
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