Interview · moment 7 of 13
Introducing Alex: Pokemon Go Documentary Failure and Tufts Free Speech Shutdown
from Second Life (with Alex Steinberg) · #36
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6 minGuest
Tim brings on returning guest Alex, a documentary filmmaker whose Pokemon Go unity project fizzled out, then discusses a Massachusetts governor being shouted down at Tufts over sanctuary state comments and the tiny, embattled Tufts Republican club.
- 24:40Alex made a documentary about Pokemon Go that was supposed to unite the world and it failed completely.
- 26:10Tim asks Alex how the uniting actually worked out for Pokemon Go.
- 26:26Alex admits the documentary didn't have lasting impact and nothing does.
- 27:18Massachusetts governor visited Tufts to speak about not making the state a sanctuary for illegal immigration.
- 27:42Students interrupted the speaker mid-talk because he's Republican, which they equate with evil.
- 28:35Tim describes the pattern across colleges where opposing viewpoints are shouted down and labeled dangerous.
- 28:51Calling someone racist invalidates their opinion and prevents actual debate.
- 29:05Tim argues that preventing opposing viewpoints is fascism, the very thing they claim to oppose.
- 29:36Tufts has a Republican club with about thirty members who likely need protection.