#Debate

Anne Boleyn

AnnetheQuene15

THREAD:I was recently blocked by a fellow socialist, for asking something (I thought perfectly reasonable) about the 'transgender vs women's right debate. And when reasonable questions get you blocked, well

Eli Pariser 🏞📲

elipariser

OK, against my better judgment I want to share a thought about the Free Speech Wars. Tell me why I'm wrong. The standard worry about “cancel culture” is that we

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

Wrong. Quite spectacularly wrong. And worrying that we still haven't learnt much about negotiations. Domestic debate does not actively damage a country's negotiating position. It is normal. In fact the

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

The level of denial and projection going on here is WILD.'Co-ordinated misinformation'???? Oh aye?????? Or you could, y'know, try treating us like human beings who just don't agree with you

Christian Bokhove

cbokhove

This encyclopedia has a very long list of fallacies. Trying to prevent them is part of good debate. Note that some are dual, for example you have ‘excluded middle’ or

Jon Pike

runthinkwrite

(i) P'raps I'll spell out the dialectic here. In the letter, @jichikawa elides 'trans-exclusive' and 'transphobic'. I'm coming up with a counter-example to that elision. My (philosophical) view is that

Wesley

WesleyLowery

Setting ethical debate aside, this has an easy answer. For months many dismissed seriousness/need for distancing/need for masks, citing Trump. Reporting that Trump said privately how deadly COVID is/that it

Raoul Ruparel

RaoulRuparel

Interesting chart & I think relevant for the Scottish independence debate. Many on SNP side cite Irish example of being able to diversify away from trade with UK as path

Tim O'Connor

timoconnorbl

It is remarkable how some people with a history of lost defamation claims seem not only unwilling to change their ways but seem to think they can throw untenable claims

Ken Boessenkool

KenBoessenkool

@_scottreid called me out on childcare on this pod, resurrecting a long-standing debate between us that was central to the 2006 campaign. I'm going to put aside that debate to

Jessica Metheringham

QuakerDissent

I’ve never started the day by absolutely losing it at @BBCRadio4, but there’s a first time for everything. Their segment on free speech was as pernicious and harmful as anything

Joe Lowndes

joelowndes

The left debate over whether the Republican party is weak or strong addresses the wrong question. The far-right takeover of the GOP might hurt it electorally, but our assessment should

Tom Steinberg

steiny

A request and challenge to people in the US digital govt community (from over the pond).Transition means it's a perfect moment to ask big questions about digital at the Federal

Holger Hestermeyer

hhesterm

What to think of the new chief media officer rebuttalist at DIT (thread) https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/23/uk-trade-department-to-tackle-fake-news-with-new-rebuttal-expert-role?__twitter_impression=true 1) Clearly there is a

Hoejack Borseman

cokemanu20

I have been an animal rights advocate for some time now. I feed a lot of stray dogs and cats. Sometimes even cows. Recently one of the pups I lovingly

Sen. Jeff Jackson

JeffJacksonNC

It’s becoming clear that one of the biggest COVID concerns for North Carolina isn’t just what’s happening in our state - it’s the cautionary tales we’re seeing in other states.In

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