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Dr. Strange

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2. Aha!

Reply to janterry (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 06:29 PM

Aug 2020

I thought he just jumped in after the Marshall tweet. I didn't realize he was ultimately the originator.

On the one hand, it's a stupid idea for satire by Lindsay. But I guess no matter how dumb something is, if it's couched in the right terminology, somebody (especially on Twitter) will buy into it.

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The "2 + 2 is only cultural" spoof came from James Lindsay [View all] janterry Aug 2020 OP

Some people have mistaken sarcasm for actual arguments... hunter Aug 2020 #1

Aha! Dr. Strange Aug 2020 #2

Seems Lindsay (and Boghossian and Pluckrose)'s "liberal values" are backed by Christian Nationalists muriel_volestrangler Aug 2020 #3

They are classic liberals janterry Aug 2020 #4

They use the words "postmodernism" as a ridiculous strawman muriel_volestrangler Aug 2020 #6

Oh, I've read the postmodernists janterry Aug 2020 #7

here at janterry Aug 2020 #8

because you have not engaged with their ideas janterry Aug 2020 #5