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Debating Richard Spencer, Milo, and the Rise of Hitler
from No Fat Nazis · #126
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5 minThey debate whether free debate can defeat figures like Richard Spencer and Milo Yiannopoulos with facts and logic, versus the historical reality that Hitler rose through violence and intimidation rather than persuasion, and touch on Jordan Peterson's controversial gender-pronoun law objections.
- 47:03People adopt marketing slogans like "Saturday for the boys" instead of developing their own personalities.
- 47:58Tim argues that Richard Spencer and Milo Yiannopoulos are easy to debunk with facts and logic.
- 48:46You could debate Hitler, but that's not how he actually came to power.
- 49:00Deplatforming people doesn't work unless you delegitimize the ideas themselves.
- 49:35Tim wonders if hate groups like the KKK would have caught fire on the internet instead of remaining fringe.
- 50:17Society improved over time, but not because of perfect solutions—it was hard and gradual progress.
- 50:43Tim doesn't believe in slippery slope arguments connecting Jordan Peterson to the far right.
- 51:02The far left's overreach on issues like gender-neutral Santa easily turns people into Republicans.
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