LogFAQs > #973152003

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Certain things I felt were too reductive. Saying anything like "what this person really means is this..." is generally not going to be super accurate if your speaking for a person you have contempt for, because odds are if you have contempt for them you don't really have a great ability to understand their mindset.

The biggest one I disagree with is the idea that approaches like Daryl Davis are inferior to more antagonistic or emotional responses. It wasn't explicitly claimed this way, but it kinda was.

Seemed like Contrapoints entertained the idea of rational discussion but then ultimately landed on "these people are bigots and so shaming and hating them and yelling them down is going to be the best approach." And I think that's all just painting with too much of a broad brush, and it's just not a premise I agree with personally.

IMO the way to help the most people and make the most progress is to have open and honest rational discussions even about delicate subjects. I got the impression that Contrapoints was ultimately pushing back against this.