Conor Friedersdorf

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@rasmansa I'm not the authority on it, Karen Stenner is. *The Authoritarian Dynamic* is a vital book for our times and I highly recommend it. — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@larisimilitude Was your first tweet not intended as a sarcasm-laden insult? If not, know that many would receive it that way! Now let's stop wasting time. What did you disagree with specifically? — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@jathansadowski If you'd like to discuss civility claims in discourse I'm happy to do so. If you'd like to hurl insults at a stranger to puff yourself up, I'll block you, so find someone else to get what you need, or better yet, take a nice autumn walk. — PolitiTweet.org

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@rasmansa That depends on whether or not your approach to antiracism is compatible with effective anti-authoritarianism. Mine is, so I agree, one needn't choose. But many ascendant approaches to antiracism aren't. — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

RT @MichaelDavSmith: @conor64 Agree. I worry about Facebook's impact and wouldn't necessarily oppose a forced sale of Instagram under antit… — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@larisimilitude This might go better if you articulated a critique rather than gesturing at an unstated one with empty insults. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jathansadowski Do you consider "microaggression" discourse a form of civility policing? — PolitiTweet.org

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This is way too close for my comfort to *the press is the enemy of the people and must be regulated like other dangerous products for the common good* — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

This is way to close for my comfort to *the press is the enemy of the people and must be regulated like other dangerous products for the common good* — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@larisimilitude What a strange and unconstructive response. — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

The left will better grasp reality and increase its odds of defeating Trumpism if it understands that antiauthoritarianism, rather than anti-racism, is the most apt, effective framework for opposing what ails the right. https://t.co/p3ZGjr46a4 — PolitiTweet.org

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@drdina1 You need to read up on Simpson's Paradox. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dear @algore: why not do this? https://t.co/CcRWw8ovB4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Ryan Petersen gets results, I think https://t.co/nQvk3BKz9L — PolitiTweet.org

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@jduffyrice @alexpbloom @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey Do you care about free speech? How many times have you defended conservatives? — PolitiTweet.org

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@alexpbloom @jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey It looks to me like a lot of people raise the charge of inconsistency to try to discredit Bari without bothering to address the merits of her arguments. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey In turn, I would argue that the stories Bari covers are big deals for free speech, but that doesn't mean I think every progressive who hasn't covered them is a hypocrite. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey No I said I wasn't sure that she had weighed in on the CRT bills. I am 100 percent clear that she defends people who are left of center, not just people who are right of center. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TruthsandLies14 @jduffyrice @davidminpdx @TanaGaneva @ijbailey things they believe to be under covered. — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@TruthsandLies14 @jduffyrice @davidminpdx @TanaGaneva @ijbailey No. While there are some blatant hypocrites out there, I think the vast majority of people who stand up for free speech are neither hypocrites nor equally vocal about every single abrogation, because people tend to put more weight on cases they believe to more significant or — PolitiTweet.org

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@juddgreenstein @jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey I'm almost certain that you would disagree with her about what the "prevailing power dynamics" are and that you'd both think the other person was consistently avoiding them, right? — PolitiTweet.org

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@JRPSD Same. It seemed so much bigger then! — PolitiTweet.org

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@RealPatSawyer Big Corona — PolitiTweet.org

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Not bad work for a Friday evening... https://t.co/VZaTev1vG2 — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey I don't think you are sufficiently familiar with Bari's actual work to be making the claims you're making. Do you subscribe to her newsletter? Listen to her podcast? What percentage of your work have you consumed as the basis for your characterizations? — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey I suspect that, in fact, she has defended the free speech of more Democrats than Republicans, but I'd have to actually check to verify that. — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey The point is that you made a false claim : that Bari only defends people on the right of center. It was the foundation of your argument, and it is demonstrably false. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey You seem confident that 20 is the upper bound. So will you give me $5 for each example I can find beyond the first 20? — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey What if I only get $5 for stuff in the last 5 years ? — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@jduffyrice @JeffreyASachs @TanaGaneva @ijbailey I don't expect you to take me up on my offer, because you understand it would be expensive to do so, and that is telling. — PolitiTweet.org