How many times have you heard someone say “we need to hear both sides,” or “we have to respect other opinions”? Probably a lot. But are all ideas really created equal, and should we go out of our way to provide a level playing field in the marketplace of ideas? Let’s find out!
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Citations and Further Reading:
Polarization, picking a side, the marketplace of ideas
https://chomsky.info/consent01/
https://jacobin.com/2022/09/trump-maga-far-right-liberals-polarization
https://jacobin.com/2019/09/polarization-divided-america-status-quo-pete-buttigieg
https://www.versobooks.com/books/3173-reactionary-democracy
https://mronline.org/2020/01/14/dont-buy-the-marketplace-of-ideas/
https://youtu.be/D1brFnb8Pp8
https://youtu.be/wCl33v5969M
https://youtu.be/MAbab8aP4_A
https://youtu.be/XyzFwHFN_BI
Letter From Birmingham Jail – MLK
https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
Hate crime statistics
https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/femicide-epidemic/ https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/30/us/fbi-report-hate-crimes-rose-2020/index.html
Racial resentment drives Trump voters
https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/12/15/16781222/trump-racism-economic-anxiety-study
$900 million on climate change denial
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-1018-7
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