#Debate

Mr. Zed

ZedScience

We literally teach kids about NIMBY (not in my backyard) central to the coal mining debate- among other things. We need coal for steel, we need pipelines for oil, but

Mhairi Hunter

MhairiHunter

Scotpol urgently needs a working definition of transphobia before this horrible "debate" consumes everyone. There is so much dog whistling & coded language, it is exactly like anti-Semitism in that

MurrayBlackburnMackenzie

mbmpolicy

Our briefing ahead of tomorrow's Stage 1 debate on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill focuses on two areas: the exclusion of sex from the hate crime protected

Helen Rosner

hels

There’s no excuse for eating indoors at a restaurant right now that doesn’t ultimately boil down to “I really want to,” and that just isn’t good enoughhttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/the-indoor-dining-debate

James Mackenzie

mrjamesmack

Interesting hour of Parliament debate likely, starting now: will Holyrood declare a nature emergency? Live now: https://www.scottishparliament.tv/ it's just palpable how much SNP Ministers love processes and reports and targets

Intersex Facts

intersexfacts

I think the biggest problem in @CrowdJustice's statement here is "We recognise that there is a controversial and heated debate on the subject of trans right". It underlines a central

Sophie Grace

SophieGraceCha1

All this Free Speech Warrior stuff about transgender people. This idea that we "mustn't stifle debate".I just want to know where *their* red lines are. /1 Presumably there are some

Kristen Hanley Cardozo

KHandozo

Once you decide to debate a fascist, they are no longer talking to you, they are borrowing your audience. This indirectly came up when I was thinking about mimicking fascists

Physics Geek

physicsgeek

I've got some thoughts on the upcoming presidential debate. Feel free to skip if you've got some drying paint to watch:1) Biden has been in politics for 47 years. He's

William Gillis 🏴

rechelon

It has long been the universal expectation in anarchist and antifascist communities that you don't debate fascists or engage with them publicly. You don't validate outright monsters, you crush them.

deonandan

deonandan

Got politely invited to publicly debate hardcore anti-vaxxer. I declined. Some will call this cowardice. Here are my reasons. Thread:'(1) vaccination science is a matter of facts, not opinion. One

Andrew Sharp

buckeye_201

Wesley Lowery's column on moral clarity and journalism made a lot of great points. I also really appreciated this response to ithttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/journalism-debate.html Particularly this quote: "I still bel

Tim Stanley

timothy_stanley

I speak strictly for myself here, and I know politicians struggle to grasp this, but as a newspaper we publish a *variety* of opinions. You don't get to veto what

Ben Trott

bentrott

Free speech advocate love to cite (if not necessary read) JS Mill on utilitarianism.But what if asking students & faculty to constantly debate racists & transphobes in the name of

Scandifriend

scandifriend

Lots of contrarian takes in one go. I don't mind if Starmer writes for the Mail or Penthouse or Exchange And Mart or whatever in a democracy, I do mind

Christian Bokhove

cbokhove

Over the years on twitter, one rather comical 'debate' situation I've seen is people asking whether I have ever considered the option I might be wrong. Now, of course, sometimes

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