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"No enemies to the right" is a trojan horse for terrible ideas
Because it's "no enemies **TO** the right" instead of "no enemies **ON** the right," NETTR allows the most extreme people on the right to avoid public criticism even when they're clearly wrong about something...
"No enemies to the right" is a trojan horse for terrible ideas
Because it's "no enemies **TO** the right" instead of "no enemies **ON** the right," NETTR allows the most extreme people on the right to avoid public criticism even when they're clearly wrong about something...
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Whereas the extremist right wing person can lob out criticism of any right wing person slightly less right then the extremist.
A 10 on the right wing scale can publicly attack a 9 on the right wing scale, but the 9 can't fire back publicly...even when the 9 is correct...
Whereas the extremist right wing person can lob out criticism of any right wing person slightly less right then the extremist.
A 10 on the right wing scale can publicly attack a 9 on the right wing scale, but the 9 can't fire back publicly...even when the 9 is correct...
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This turn NETTR into what I always suspect it was: a sheild to protect certain people from any public criticism at all.
Another problem is that NETTR erodes the value of truth. NETTR prevents criticism of those "to the right" not those who "tell the truth."
This means...
This turn NETTR into what I always suspect it was: a sheild to protect certain people from any public criticism at all.
Another problem is that NETTR erodes the value of truth. NETTR prevents criticism of those "to the right" not those who "tell the truth."
This means...
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That NETTR sets rules for criticism based on ones position on the political spectrum, not on the basis of truth.
Another problem with NETTR is that because it spares criticism the further right one goes, it intentivizes moving further and further right, even when....
That NETTR sets rules for criticism based on ones position on the political spectrum, not on the basis of truth.
Another problem with NETTR is that because it spares criticism the further right one goes, it intentivizes moving further and further right, even when....
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The furthest right position is neither true nor prudent.
This creates a ratchet effect (and I think this is oart of the intent) which forces people ti the right even when that isn't the best position.
All of that leads to yet another problem....
The furthest right position is neither true nor prudent.
This creates a ratchet effect (and I think this is oart of the intent) which forces people ti the right even when that isn't the best position.
All of that leads to yet another problem....
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NETTR prevents the right from policing it's boundaries.
Jordan Peterson has pointed out that we know when the right goes ti far, but there is no one on the left who says when the left goes to far.
NETTR destroys that by incentivizing endless rightward movement....
NETTR prevents the right from policing it's boundaries.
Jordan Peterson has pointed out that we know when the right goes ti far, but there is no one on the left who says when the left goes to far.
NETTR destroys that by incentivizing endless rightward movement....
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The result is when anyone who isn't on the furthest edge says "that's to far" the NETTR people run interference.
IE: Thomas Achord explicitly argued for white nationalism and then lied about it. The NETTR crowd said we should not even criticize *THAT*
The result is when anyone who isn't on the furthest edge says "that's to far" the NETTR people run interference.
IE: Thomas Achord explicitly argued for white nationalism and then lied about it. The NETTR crowd said we should not even criticize *THAT*
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