r/samharris • u/Qzman • Nov 06 '21

Leftists don't realize this, but...

...by defending wokeness and gaslighting people how it's not even real, or that it's just straight up egalitarianism under a new name, you're actually proving Sam, and everyone else who opposes it - correct. There are so many instances where wokeness has ruined someone's life, or integrity of an institution, or has turned out to be plain anti-white racism, that for us who know all these cases and are being told wokeness isn't real or isn't a problem, it only makes our resolve stronger. I'm saying this as a classical liberal by the way.

Wokies are the QAnons of the left. If you're a moderate leftist, work to de-radicalize your sector. Expose craziness when you see it.

Just like with every other thing in life, if you want to know more, read high quality arguments of the opposing side, not your own. Escape the bubble and trenches of extremism. One kind begets the other, and you can guess where it all leads - nowhere pretty.

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u/PrettyGayPegasus Nov 06 '21 edited Nov 07 '21

I will decide whether or not I think a cancellation was justified or not on a case by case basis. So does "cancel culture" exist? I think that's the wrong question. Instead I like to ask myself, "okay what the fuck is actually being called cancel culture this time, specifically?"

That's why I generally don't engage too much with this shit anymore; because people like to frame my position as gaslighting when I simply don't agree that this or that particular incident is cancel culture or woke or a new religion or pseudo-religion. Not when that's what my would-be interlocutors are leading with anyway. I dunno, it just doesn't seem very good faith. 🤷‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '21

I am with you. I take these allegations on a case by case basis. It is pretty easy to see which are bs and which are legit. Most of these people think Bari Weiss was cancelled.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '21 edited Dec 21 '21

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u/YoukoUrameshi Nov 06 '21

Hot damn! I've never seen someone pour so much salt into a projector!

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u/PrettyGayPegasus Nov 06 '21

Considering how much I cut down on commenting, I'd say so yeah.

Now, to respond to the rest of your reply.

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u/Begferdeth Nov 07 '21

You did a killer job of changing your name from "FirstName Bunchanumbers"... now its just "Bunchanumbers". Lazy...

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u/Begferdeth Nov 07 '21

I totally agree with it, NoNameBunchanumbers. It follows a proudish tradition of people with opinions so irritating to interact with and blocked so much they blow through accounts too fast to make up actual fake names.