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Terrific show and great analogy about TV vis-a-vis fire. The difference is, if I visit someone and they build a fire, I'll stick around for a while, but if they flick on the boob tube, I'll be plotting my escape ASAP.

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I found myself disturbed years ago when several very progressive friends cut off contact with me (for fairly weak and pedestrian reasons I must say).

Their ideology cannot compete and so it runs from debates or tries to label all alternative thought some kind of immoral (racist, sexist, etc.). I think we're seeing the effects of that kind of strategy right now. The Left is losing ground. You must talk to people to shift their views-you can't just hide in your institutions and echo chambers.

https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-bigoted-republican

https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/a-plea-dont-be-that-person

https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/homework-assignment-1/comments

https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/media-derangement/comments

https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/what-if-youre-wrong-or-not-perfectly

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