He has a recent Twitter thread related to the recent Contrapoints discussion that goes a bit into what he thinks useful engagement looks like:
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Innuendo Studios: The Alt-Right Playbook
- Thread starter GraphicViolets
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I've changed massively between 25 and 34....MASSIVELY.
However, I tend to agree....a lot of people won't change, especially those over 30.
Edit** I'd like to point out that this part of the guy's twitter name...." "Goddamn"...basically would "lose" an argument immediately with southern conservatives. He couldn't even have an argument with them, as they'd dismiss him immediately.
It isn't? But one of them is the president. And they're littered all throughout the House. And who knows where else.
Is "citation needed" one of the dank memes on here? I'm not writing a damn Wikipedia page. Hence the the word "generally" and before that HYPERBOLE.
Your anecdotal evidence just won't sway me into thinking that the Internet is purely good for human psyche.
in a discussion, or debate, the person making a claim, should provide evidence of said claim. Couching it as "generally" doesnt mean you get to make any claim as fact.
Okay your honor I would like to add the following evidence to the record. Sites that prove that people argue for the sake of arguing as opposed to having respectful debates.
1. Twitter.com
2. Reddit.com
3. 4chan.org
4. Tumblr.com
5. YouTube.com
The old way of debating themselves (that this forum by my own admission respectfully keeps up) is questioning viewpoints. Correcting them on faulty claims, etc.
The New way is blocking people who offend you, name calling, taking their comments out of context, calling them a Cuck, etc.
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New short video on specifically who he's talking about when he talks about "The Right" and "The Alt-Right".
Its a common Alt-Right tactic to semantically argue whether the person or belief you called right or alt-right actually fit with that group in order to confuse the conversation. Often it also gets picked up by people across the political spectrum leading to conversations about Alt-Right figures being muddied and not productive. This is definitely something people commonly get tripped up with on this forum with a conversation on a far right person or group and then someone calls them alt-right and then the thread devolves into pages of arguments of whether they are alt-right rather than anything about the original subject.
Dan uses the phrase "a distinction without a difference" to note that while, yes, that figure doesn't self identify as a member of the alt-right, they share rhetoric, beliefs, role models etc and are effectively alt right even if they haven't outwardly called themself that.
Its a common Alt-Right tactic to semantically argue whether the person or belief you called right or alt-right actually fit with that group in order to confuse the conversation. Often it also gets picked up by people across the political spectrum leading to conversations about Alt-Right figures being muddied and not productive. This is definitely something people commonly get tripped up with on this forum with a conversation on a far right person or group and then someone calls them alt-right and then the thread devolves into pages of arguments of whether they are alt-right rather than anything about the original subject.
Dan uses the phrase "a distinction without a difference" to note that while, yes, that figure doesn't self identify as a member of the alt-right, they share rhetoric, beliefs, role models etc and are effectively alt right even if they haven't outwardly called themself that.
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New Video about "Mainstreaming": "The process by which a group or idea from the fringes of society moves towards the center."
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The next video is about "The Ship of Theseus". In this case its about obfuscating bigots by slowly changing the wording to use less questionable wording and making it difficult to exactly figure out what they're talking about. "[Its] about making an inordinate number of substitutions in order and then burying the context"
I knew nothing about these videos but so far (I've watched 3) they seem extremely on point. Subscribed, and thanks for sharing and keeping the thread updated, GraphicViolets
I already enjoyed his previous content, but Ian is basically doing a public service with this series.
I'm glad he calls the right and alt-right for what they are: the enemy. It's time we stop telling ourselves these are just good ol', fellow Americans with a different opinion how to achieve the same goals. They perceive a different reality with their own facts, and their ideas for the world are dangerous and costing lives.
