tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post8950160251802596636..comments2024-03-28T09:47:25.719-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: Kevin Williamson and the Thought PoliceDavid Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-82324781115159587682018-04-16T17:17:58.808-04:002018-04-16T17:17:58.808-04:00I'll give Mark that, I don't think he'...I'll give Mark that, I don't think he's ever given Singer a pass. I know he's let fly at him, but I don't recall a time where he deflected criticism away from him. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-47475583537246080132018-04-16T15:22:31.339-04:002018-04-16T15:22:31.339-04:00Another good quote from Jonah:
Meanwhile, extreme...Another good quote from Jonah:<br /><br /><i>Meanwhile, extreme views on the left are simply hot takes or even signs of genius. Take the philosopher Peter Singer. He has at least as extreme views on a host of issues, and he is feted and celebrated for them. He is the author of the Encyclopedia Britannica’s entry on “Ethics.” He holds an endowed chair at Princeton. He writes regularly for leading publications. And he argues that sometimes it’s okay to kill babies, as in his essay “Killing Babies Isn’t Always Wrong.” “Newborn human babies,” he writes, “have no sense of their own existence over time. So killing a newborn baby is never equivalent to killing a person, that is, a being who wants to go on living.”<br />. . .<br />he should be free to make his arguments anywhere willing editors want to publish them. We have a right to be wrong.<br /><br />But that’s not the point: Singer’s work does not render him anathema in elite circles, it earns awards, praise, and celebration for its ruthless consistency and edgy provocation. He is not fired for what he writes never mind what he thinks. I have no doubt some people don’t think this is a perfect example of a double standard, and I could come up with some objections to it myself. But if you can’t see why some people — fellow American citizens — see it as a glaring double standard, you are part of the problem.</i>Nate Winchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630873800235819300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-29089252492365597042018-04-16T13:41:10.318-04:002018-04-16T13:41:10.318-04:00And as Jonah notes:
He never made that argument fo...And as Jonah notes:<br /><i>He never made that argument for National Review.</i><br /><br />Which again goes against Shea's insinuations. Unless his original post was to shame NR for even associating with him. I mean how dare they associate with tax collectors and prostitutes! I mean uh... conservatives who disagree with him.<br /><br />I marvel sometimes that it doesn't get tiresome for the left to be so angry all the time. On the other hand, they fight with a fervor and zeal in the public square that is to be envied.Nate Winchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630873800235819300noreply@blogger.com