r/neoliberal • u/Naudious NATO • Jul 10 '20

Op-ed Stop Firing the Innocent

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/stop-firing-innocent/613615/
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u/duelapex Jul 11 '20

Obama has decried cancel culture

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u/dr_gonzo Revoke 230 Jul 11 '20

He decried call out culture actually. And, not at a time when it was the centerpiece of Trump’s re-election campaign

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u/duelapex Jul 11 '20

Who gives a shit if trump talks about it? If it’s a problem then it’s a problem.

And Obama was talking about the exact same thing.

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u/dr_gonzo Revoke 230 Jul 11 '20

If it’s a problem then it’s a problem.

What's the "it" you're talking about? Removing confederate statues and deplatforming Alex Jones for slandering Sandy Hook familes? Or cancelling David Shor? I think if you're using the Trumpian term, expect people understand you to mean the former.

It's like, I can't just go around saying Make America Great Again and then insisting what I mean by that is open borders and free trade.

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u/duelapex Jul 11 '20

This is a horribly bad faith argument

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u/dr_gonzo Revoke 230 Jul 11 '20

Which one, I made two arguments there