"It can treat dissent as evidence that a conversation remains unresolved, or it can treat dissent as evidence that someone needs to be disciplined. The watchlist approach points firmly toward the latter. And that may prove shortsighted."
Not "may." IS. Is shortsighted.
And wrong.
Other than that, thanks for the shout-out to DIAG.
Thank you for the mention! We actually let our supporters know about that database. The author paywalled the page in response, but on closer examination (we'd already downloaded the data), we saw the same thing you did — that the information was biased and inaccurate.
The loud voices pushing for illiberal, antiscience policies and demanding fealty from Democratic lawmakers has, so far, been largely successful, especially in combination with the effective silencing of dissent from the Left and a criminally misinformed constituency. Change will come via death by a thousand cuts — lawsuits, election losses, impossible-to-ignore evidence of harm, and the growing number of voices like yours, speaking the simple truth that the Party got this disastrously wrong. di-ag.org/join-us
Another noteworthy aspect is that the author of the Transitics article is allegedly a 19 yr old. Should Democratic legislators with decades of life and professional experience, who should be representing their constituents, be kowtowed by a 19 yr old activist?
"It can treat dissent as evidence that a conversation remains unresolved, or it can treat dissent as evidence that someone needs to be disciplined. The watchlist approach points firmly toward the latter. And that may prove shortsighted."
Not "may." IS. Is shortsighted.
And wrong.
Other than that, thanks for the shout-out to DIAG.
Wow, 100%. Great article.
Thank you for the mention! We actually let our supporters know about that database. The author paywalled the page in response, but on closer examination (we'd already downloaded the data), we saw the same thing you did — that the information was biased and inaccurate.
The loud voices pushing for illiberal, antiscience policies and demanding fealty from Democratic lawmakers has, so far, been largely successful, especially in combination with the effective silencing of dissent from the Left and a criminally misinformed constituency. Change will come via death by a thousand cuts — lawsuits, election losses, impossible-to-ignore evidence of harm, and the growing number of voices like yours, speaking the simple truth that the Party got this disastrously wrong. di-ag.org/join-us
Another noteworthy aspect is that the author of the Transitics article is allegedly a 19 yr old. Should Democratic legislators with decades of life and professional experience, who should be representing their constituents, be kowtowed by a 19 yr old activist?