Comments by "Edward Cullen" (@edwardcullen1739) on "Political correctness: a force for good? A Munk Debate" video.

  1. Interesting. I actually think JBP dropped the ball here - he went straight into his usual anti-left tack, but did so in his very high-minded way - like he was talking to post-grads, rather than 1st years. This was a mistake, as, more than anything, he didn't address the question and keep it ON the question. That and you need to bring people along with you; I knew what JBP was talking about, but would someone who HADN'T seen him before? This is why Fry was more successful, in my view. By this, I mean that the way lefties "debate" is by constantly shifting the goal post, by deflecting and changing the subject; by making it about the person, rather than the subject. An example would be when JBP said "Auschwitz", the question went from "some bad" to "something recent". What has "recent bad things by far-right" got to do with Political Correctness? The problem is, that by NOT saying tightly focused on PC and refusing to allow the debate to move off-topic, JBP opened the door for those nasty (they called him "Mr", not Dr or Professor), idiot lefties to use their "usual" tactics of distraction, which is why they persist; when you pin them down, they have nothing - they survive by being slippery, so THAT is what you need to tackle when you debate them. It was really nice to see Fry with JBP, but it was clear they hadn't really talked beforehand (perhaps a schedule issue), but I'm REALLY hoping to see them together again soon, having a serious discussion...
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