Conor Friedersdorf

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@mffwww @DavidAFrench @emmma_camp_ I disagree because I think free speech is perpetually under attack and that it is the responsibility of liberals to push back against authoritarians in every era — PolitiTweet.org

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@samrosen @JohnHMcWhorter I wrote it too early! — PolitiTweet.org

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@samrosen @JohnHMcWhorter https://t.co/IIy9iPkMzp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @justinamash: At this point, President Biden has a more rational and realistic approach to the conflict than most of the Twitter pundits… — PolitiTweet.org

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Impossible not to love https://t.co/U77PJiciwn — PolitiTweet.org

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Incredible ending https://t.co/eAGQrCSfTG — PolitiTweet.org

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Does anyone think this actually caused harm? — PolitiTweet.org

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@SeattleStone37 @RichardGJP 5 rings in LA and maximal effort every night though — PolitiTweet.org

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@RichardGJP Showtime Mamba Mentality Complaining to the ref about a no call while they dunk on us at the other end — PolitiTweet.org

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@SeattleStone37 If they hang his jersey on the wall with fewer than three rings in L.A. I'll be furious. — PolitiTweet.org

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The energy in an Oakland bar as Steph leads the team to victory is like the energy L.A. used to have when led by a player worth cheering on. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww I think you might find this of interest https://t.co/Z3K4qAB6w8 In general and to understand a bit better where I am coming from. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww In my estimation, those changing norms are just the latest manifestation of recurring ills like puritanical mobs, authoritarian crackdowns on dissent, bullying cascades, etc. You want me to investigate if those things help women and minorities? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww Okay. But to be clear: all the writers whose work on cancel culture I enjoy are basically supportive of cultural shifts like the unacceptability of using slurs, the unacceptability of harassment, etc. Are those the cultural shifts you're referencing or something else? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww What sorts of questions would you like to see reported on or explored? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww There's a small group of us who consistently champion free speech principles. And as on all subjects, lots of cynical bad actors. Stick to the former group. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww I did https://t.co/3KUgRYN5JD — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww I can't speak for you, but I would be having it. I objected to drone strikes, torture, and indefinite detention when zero powerful white men were affected, and I would be objecting to this too. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww The chilling effect on liberal discourse, the unjust punishments, meted out arbitrarily and capriciously, the vicious mob pile-ons, the incentivization of cruelty, the perverse fact that the people with the least power have the most to lose, the authoritarian backlash, and more. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww No, I think both of your claims there are absolutely false. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @hamishmckenzie: I remember Google Reader. I remember how good it felt to be a thinking person who liked to read on the internet. I rem… — PolitiTweet.org

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@natched No, but if they do run it, and then you or your editor are fired from your job because they disagree with your viewpoint, then a cancellation has occurred. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww Yes. Of course it falls under free speech. Lots of things fall under free speech that we might also criticize. Racial slurs are covered by the First Amendment's free speech protections. The cops can't arrest you for saying them. But if you say them, I will object. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww I've merely criticized the people who called for terminations, not called for them to be terminated. I suspect you think that's a good thing, yes? If so, why? If not, why not? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww I think criticizing decisions like the publication of that op-ed is good, but firing people over disagreements about such judgment calls is bad, because the latter has a chilling effect that undermines the larger mission of opinion journalism. But notice that — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww First, I disagree that the NYT gave Cotton any more of a megaphone than a sitting Senator already possesses. Second, I don't think "martial law" is strictly accurate. Third, I don't agree that a newspaper "enables" a Senator when it allows him or her to publish an oped. Fourth, — PolitiTweet.org

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@Brazillian No, it isn't. There was a public pressure campaign. And it succeeded! — PolitiTweet.org

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@TheAgaveOtter @CathyYoung63 @ijbailey Esp when size of "platform" is irrelevant to what happens. That is to say, Cotton could have called the president and various governors in private phone calls and whispered arguments for sending in the National Guard, and they could have made the call alone. There was no vote — PolitiTweet.org

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@CathyYoung63 @ijbailey I think that oped led to much greater pushback against the position than would have occurred without it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mffwww I don't follow your meaning — PolitiTweet.org