tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post380744452898415730..comments2024-03-14T12:42:51.995+00:00Comments on Chris Whiteside's Blog: Kinder, Gentler politics - NOTChris Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-90964889619988535182018-05-16T00:20:31.767+01:002018-05-16T00:20:31.767+01:00You are entirely right, but it doesn't even st...You are entirely right, but it doesn't even stop there.<br /><br />People on their own side who are insufficiently vigorous in "demolishing" the ideas of those on the other side become "melts" or "centrist dads" to be demolished or "slugs" to be "salted."Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-26241784528261002882018-05-15T20:16:46.999+01:002018-05-15T20:16:46.999+01:00its pretty much it. they don't want to hear ...its pretty much it. they don't want to hear any opinion too far from their own. So they invite people from their own side to "demolish", but any other sides are immediately "no platformed" - they are either sexist, racist, Islamophobic, non gay friendly, trans phobic etc. what ever they can make fit so there is no debate.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373005279697295131noreply@blogger.com