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Labels, No Arguments and Banning – With Emma Kennedy

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Earlier today I wrote about the outrage inspired by Milo Yiannopoulos’s book deal. And in a twist that will surprise absolutely no one, his book, which is yet to be released, now sits at the top of Amazon’s best seller list. In no small part due to the free publicity afforded to him by aforementioned outrage.

In my earlier piece, I made the following observation:

One of the reasons the left and so-called liberals keep waking up to things not going their way is because at some point they decided they didn’t need to make arguments anymore. Why should they when an inflammatory label and banning someone is an easier option?

 

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The Chicago Review Of Books Attempts To Boycott Milo Yiannopoulos – Bolsters His Rhetoric Instead

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I shared my thoughts on Milo Yiannopoulos earlier this year when he was banned from Twitter. In short, I don’t much care for the man. He strikes me as more of a pantomime villain and provocateur than a thinker. He can also be incredibly nasty. I imagine he probably wouldn’t mind that assessment either. But regardless of whether I agree with him or like him, the ‘liberal’ response to his prominence has been utterly laughable and only served to increase his popularity.

Death threats, safe spaces, no platforming and Twitter bans.

One of the reasons the left and so-called liberals keep waking up to things not going their way is because at some point they decided they didn’t need to make arguments anymore. Why should they when an inflammatory label and banning someone is an easier option?

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Milo Yiannopoulos Has Been Permanently Banned From Twitter

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It seems after a succession of suspensions, conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been permanently banned from Twitter.

I’m probably a million miles away from Milo Yiannopoulos’s politics and rhetoric. He’s not actually someone whose output I follow or go out of my way to keep an eye on. His chosen role of provocateur has amused me on occasion but has also had me scratching my head on others. However, that’s irrelevant given free speech is also there for the opinions of people you don’t agree with. In fact, it can never truly be ‘free’ otherwise.

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