Conor Friedersdorf

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@contrary1un You don't think persuading someone of a falsehood can cause them harm? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 17, 2023

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A truth I wish everyone from Fox News to left Twitter activists would grasp and internalize: If you repeatedly tell a person that they are hated by people *who do not in fact hate them*, and that causes the person to feel anxious or depressed, *you* have caused that person harm. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 17, 2023

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This is one example of what I was talking about. The assertion here -- that "only" people with *a desire to oppress* value respectful disagreement -- is false and gives some people an impression that more strangers desire to oppress them than is the case, which ill serves them. — PolitiTweet.org

“We can disagree respectfully” is such a tiresome response used only by people who want to oppress politely. Make… https://t.co/nqsYNJqb8J

Posted Feb. 17, 2023