THE 'LAWFUL BUT AWFUL' SPEECH THAT MUST BE MADE TABOO AGAIN Until recently, American society held that certain speech was socially unacceptable, limiting its use by imposing consequences on those who violated those taboos. Today, for several reasons, many of the norms around

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So the mayor of Richmond, CA re-posted multiple horrific & conspiratorial posts after the massacre at Bondi, claiming that it was a false flag, and that the antisemitic attack was Israel's fault. This, a few months after he appeared at an event wearing a hat with the acronym for

So the mayor of Richmond, CA re-posted multiple horrific & conspiratorial posts after the massacre at Bondi, claiming that it was a false flag, and that the antisemitic attack was Israel's fault. This, a few months after he appeared at an event wearing a hat with the acronym for

Unfortunately the principles & practices of @TheFIREorg & @glukianoff, an org & leader I greatly admire, say that any calls for his resignation are "cancel culture". This is ofc deeply problematic. Egregious TABOO violations MUST be met with social consequences, or they will

On Oct 8th 2023 in Australia, they chanted "Gas the Jews". They chanted "Fuck the Jews". The society that tolerates this overt bigotry and hatred, these calls for violence, against any group, what were once inviolable TABOOS, is a society heading down a very dark path. Bondi

ANOTHER TRAGEDY - THE INEVITABLE RESULT OF UNPUNISHED TABOOS As many of you have seen, we Jews just experienced another pogrom, this time a terrorist attack in Australia. This is what happens when we allow hatred to spread unchecked. When people egregiously violate universal

The beauty of criticizing Fuentes for his TABOO views & calling for him and his associates to face social consequences for sharing them, is that the flood of responses only come from Groyper anons, proving the point that these are deeply shameful and socially unacceptable views

This is neat! I'm in good company as a fellow "Lighthouse Leader". Would be cool if this gets more people inspired to find and share their voice and views across the industry.

My favorite part of this @triggerpod with @hasanthehun, where @KonstantinKisin & @francisjfoster get him to so clearly demonstrate how unprincipled and hypocritical he is: Piker: Luigi Mangione is innocent until proven guilty. Also Piker: Reform/Farage are "nascent fascists"

TABOO JOKES - A GREY AREA @TheoVon casually suggests that Israel killed JFK, a ludicrous conspiracy theory and blood libel. That's a TABOO violation. But it's also maybe a joke? How should we respond to this? I think we need to give a lot of leeway for comedy, but I also think

Everyone is surprised Trump is praising Mamdani but forgetting that he praised every one of his "greatest people" that he ultimately turned on. Why does anybody think this bromance will last? Now Mamdani has some explaining to do to his TDS base!

This is arguably one of the most valuable initiatives to repair our democracy, by shining a light on what unites us, when so many forces are working to divide us. I'm beyond excited for this to spread, so our leaders, and our fellow Americans, can see just how similar we are in

This is too simplistic, fatalistic, and unprincipled. Most of the country abhors Duke's views and Fuentes' views, so they are indeed still TABOO. We've just allowed vocal minorities, especially online, and backed by uncritical hyper-partisans, to get away with violating certain

@thehonestlypod @bariweiss @JonHaidt Here is a recent piece I wrote about why we must restore these critical taboos, with universal principles to guide us: https://t.co/T8DWj9tBSW #MakeTaboosTabooAgain

I absolutely loved the recent @thehonestlypod podcast episode with @bariweiss interviewing @JonHaidt , covering one of the most important topics of our day - the impact of phones & social media on our kids. I was also delighted to hear one of the audience questions lead to a

Erez is glad he switched to Noble, he is now paying less for his phone bill and is also off his phone more!

What an unexpected honor to get to meet @francisjfoster this week, and gush my appreciation to him for all he's doing. For those of you who don't know, Francis is a co-host alongside @KonstantinKisin of one of the most important podcasts today (@triggerpod) hosting courageous,

On a recent @dansenor podcast with @JonahDispatch, Jonah made a very important point about taboos that I believe needs further unpacking. Jonah correctly identified that we have allowed taboos to erode, and part of that is because violating certain taboos is now rewarded with

I'm obviously biased, but I believe there are few more important topics in Advertising/AdTech today than Quality. I'm hopeful that this pod will help more people realize this as well. More to come soon on getting the industry aligned on Quality & how to act on it! #QualityMatters

Is there anybody on the left who has the bonafides and the courage to say the same about the radical, un-American far left and the mainstream media figures that run cover for them? @ezraklein I know you're kinda audience captured, but this may be your moment.