ruthbrarian’s avatarruthbrarian’s Twitter Archive—№ 14,608

  1. Much like the image of a goose chasing down a person saying "states rights" and asking "states rights to do WHAT?" I feel like "free exchange of ideas" should be met with the question "free exchange of exactly WHAT ideas?"
    1. …in reply to @ruthbrarian
      if you're unfamiliar with the goose
      1. …in reply to @ruthbrarian
        Actually standing up for anything takes a certain amount of commitment and willingness to draw lines or speak back. "Committing to DEIA" means nothing if you give respectful weight to antithetical points of view.
        1. …in reply to @ruthbrarian
          I mean I don’t expect anything of institutions, but it doesn’t mean the moral incoherence doesn’t make me want to scream sometimes.
          1. …in reply to @ruthbrarian
            Some things aren't academic exploration of points that are legitimately up for debate (tons of things ARE up for debate/discussion)... they're about building a power base to do harm to others.