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The tweet that got Dawkins banned from NECSS

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    #122
    Gbear
    Registered Users Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    stunmer wrote: »
    Wrong decision was made in the first place. Re-evaluated their position and re-invited him together with a public apology. It takes courage to admit you made a mistake.

    In addition to this, it is really positive that these issues (I presume de-platforming) will be featured and discussed at the conference.

    If they can actually have a proper conversation about this the whole mess will have been worth it.

    Well... not the stroke. That was unfortunate.


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    stevejazzx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    robindch wrote: »
    .... or would perhaps prefer had he written - nope.

    Yes this is perhaps the key the whole PC state of affairs in which we live.
    Unfortunately divisive people can also play with it - so its tricky to decipher on occasion. In this instance however Dawkins (re)tweet was pretty harmless. The accompanying animation however was idiotic. His only foul was in referencing it - it was thoroughly distasteful.

    But that NECSS would uninvite him is great signaler of how agendas are hijacked - either by unintelligible dimwits or divisive parties - its great to see they changed their decision but I'd love to know how the initial unilateral decision got made and presented by seemingly a not too unenlightened organisation. It doesnt appear to me that offense was had but rather a certain divisiveness was inserted either that or they sucummed to interweb outrage in which case - dimwits indeed.


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