Perhaps what I was saying wasn’t precise enough there. I’m talking about how when a community starts responding to certain arguments by vilifying their proponents, there’s a chilling effect on the discourse in the community.
Openness of discourse is more of a matter of degree than on/off, anyways, much like a ‘free’ market.
Perhaps what I was saying wasn’t precise enough there. I’m talking about how when a community starts responding to certain arguments by vilifying their proponents, there’s a chilling effect on the discourse in the community.
Openness of discourse is more of a matter of degree than on/off, anyways, much like a ‘free’ market.