Buzzer posted on the importance of a willingness to listen, and in the same post gave reasons for why people shouldn't listen to someone.
Known scumbag? Known by who? Obviously plenty don't think he's a scumbag, he fills college campus venues everywhere he goes, unless he gets no platformed of...
I was actually watching that interview just last night
Very good and relevant analysis of the interview here. I almost posted this in the Brexit thread earlier.
So much for that willingness to listen. Willingness to debate isn't usually a problem when it comes to people you find agreeable. It is only difficult and requires effort when it's someone you find disagreeable.
Milo is precisely the person you should want to find a way to be able to engage...
Or if they were girls.
Yes, and the same happens for concern about issues effecting men being turned into sexism
He's provocative, but he's genuine, I think one big thing we all need to do is recognize that other people with views we don't agree with are sincere in what they believe, and we...
"I'm convinced" - translation, "I cannot demonstrate".
"[He] gives the overwhelming impression" - translation - "He doesn't say".
I would encourage people to judge someone by what they say, not by what other people say about them.
Show me any actual example of racism and we'll fight it together. Talking about what is "in some peoples minds" and the things they didn't say (like the N bomb) but you think wanted to say is ghost hunting. If you've seen blatant racism then give me an example.
I don't see many people being...
Well this thread is about a professor claiming someone is racist, when they clearly aren't racist, and getting called out on it.
The underlying point which was mentioned in the post you responded to was that just being a conservative makes you open to the charge of racism these days. I've seen...
If you see someone say something racist call them out by all means. I'll join you.
What about those cases of people being called racist when they haven't said anything racist and arn't racist though? Happens a lot on here.
I always think carefully before I say anything, I don't even find it difficult.
It was tongue in cheek, because I actually think you are the kind of person whose head would explode if you listened to him.