Why "Hearing Both Sides" Is Dangerous

Опубликовано: 25 Ноябрь 2022
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How many times have you heard someone say "we need to hear both sides," or "we have to respect other opinions"? Probably a lot. But are all ideas really created equal, and should we go out of our way to provide a level playing field in the marketplace of ideas? Let's find out!

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Citations and Further Reading:

Polarization, picking a side, the marketplace of ideas
https://chomsky.info/consent01/
https://jacobin.com/2022/09/trump-mag...
https://jacobin.com/2019/09/polarizat...
https://www.versobooks.com/books/3173...
https://mronline.org/2020/01/14/dont-...
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Letter From Birmingham Jail - MLK
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Hate crime statistics
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Racial resentment drives Trump voters
https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/1...

$900 million on climate change denial
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-10...

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