Mozart, Yes - I am pro-mingling.
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Greens propose pro-mingling authority: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-11/greens-say-social-cohesion-organisation-could-stop-terrorism/5806060
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Iām a bit unsure about that idea, but was relieved to see it wasnāt as badly framed as the headline suggested. It appears they didnāt actually say their proposal was intended to āprevent beheadingsā.
We donāt, we hold the people commiting the violence accountable for their actions and we charge the inciter along with them as part of a conspiracy (thus making all the charges and penalties worse for them).
Scott Alexander of Slate Star Codex has just posted a good piece on free speech as a commons.
The tl;dr is that when {principle} is used as a defense of {objectionable idea} in {partisan context}, {opposing partisans} will begin to oppose (or at least, mock) said {principle}.
If people actually care about free speech, the number one thing they can do right now is very loudly shout about it every time a liberal is silenced. We should be having giant free speech parades supporting everyone whoās punished for supporting Palestine, just to make sure liberals donāt get the impression that free speech is a weapon pointed at them.
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The {opposing partisans} should recognize that opposing free speech acts against their own speech also.
This article seems to ignore that.
I donāt know much about Charles Murray, but Jordan Peterson is a professor of psychology who provides very detailed explanations for his statements, backed by lots of cited evidence. I donāt agree with all of his interpretation of that evidence, but heās a great example of speech that should not be silenced. Iād love to hear some more detailed debate with him from similarly qualified individuals but the crazy screaming protesters seem to be preventing that.
Maybe the point of the article was that we need to balance the partisanship of speech such that both sides reap the free speech benefits.
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I recommend Jordanās podcasts with Sam Harris.
https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/what-is-true
https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/meaning-and-chaos
First one is infinitely frustrating as they get bogged down in minutiae of epistemology, but Iām including it for completeness sake. In second one they remember that theyāre speaking in a public setting and itās much more enjoyable.