In case you haven't noticed, it's gone well beyond

some people thought what he said was fine and other people complained about it. Just because someone says something isn't good enough doesn't mean it actually isn't good enough. And just because there's disagreement doesn't mean we can't have an honest conversation.

I honestly think a lot of conservatives have a problem with dissent, which is why they need to escape to safe spaces like right wing news outlets, blogs, and radio shows. Even here on Tnet back in the War on Terror days a bunch of conservatives ran off and made a conservatives only board (the "Freedom and Liberty board" or some such nonsense) because they were sick and tired of interacting with moderates and liberals. That's why people complaining on twitter get under Erickson's skin so much. Even after folks on the right try to please folks on the left, some folks on the left still have the gall to complain. So forget it, he gives up trying to have the discussion, which means he's retreating back to his safe space where people can be "honest."

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Jun 16, 2020, 2:32 PM [ in reply to The tiring game is that someone's always gonna complain? ]

I was riding along with you until your TLDR interpretation at the end. I have reread it.

Certainly, EE is speaking from a conservative viewpoint, but I would hardly call him "fringe." I'm not a huge fan of his. But he is far from a Hannity or Limbaugh.

I think both sides are too easily offended. People tend to hear what they want (me included). Somebody has to take a step back and listen without trying to apply their own meaning to what they are hearing.

Too often, instead of listening, we are thinking of our response.

EE has a white conservative perspective. He has no other choice because that is his experience. But there is a very real sense that every action, word, and syllable spoken by a white person is being parsed to find racist overtones. I have high esteem for Giglio. His past actions, like Dabo's, show he wants to be a part of the solution. The dangerous place in this whole issue is finding the balance of listening to learn and then being accused of silent support of racism OR speaking out and being accused of performative pandering.

With this article, I disagree with the author. I happen to believe this time is different.

For what it's worth, I disagree with the term "white privilege" but I also think "white blessing" is even more ridiculous. I think a better term is "white advantage." But again, that is my opinion and may be simply semantics.