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I find it really interesting listening to other opinions- I personally hope Trump gets voted out but I also have listened to seemingly intelligent people who will be voting for him.
Obviously it's easier if you just call them all morons up from your moral high horse.
But this widening division between the left and right is happening here too. The increasing demonisation of the other side (and clearly everyone is at it) is a path that I hope we don't continue down.Opposing views are, of course, important. But calling out - and perhaps denying a platform to - random and/or false claims is just as, if not more, important.
(re: denying a platform - let's not give equal air time to anti-vaxers or climate change deniers).
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So who gets to decide what is and isn't allowed?
It is a really thorny issue but bad ideas (say anti-vaxx) should be brought to light and debated to show how bad they are.
The problem right now (and why I want Trump gone) is that the public has completely lost trust in institutions and current scientific thinking. Trump has eroded this from the beginning of his presidency but the Brexit campaign did the same here.
Bainbridge
I find it really interesting listening to other opinions- I personally hope Trump gets voted out but I also have listened to seemingly intelligent people who will be voting for him.
Obviously it's easier if you just call them all morons up from your moral high horse.
But this widening division between the left and right is happening here too. The increasing demonisation of the other side (and clearly everyone is at it) is a path that I hope we don't continue down.