You said it better than I ever could.

Not gonna get into it with you on that, nothing good can possibly come of it. We disagree, and let's just leave it there.

How did it get that way though? I believe that you can trace a through-line from the philosophy expressed by the author to our current BS-friendly political culture.

I tried

I was trying to avoid mentioning them by name, they're kind of a flame-war magnet :)

I agree. I just have a problem with some of their debating and propaganda habits.

"The activists and commentators who used this case to address larger issues weren’t wrong, exactly. If the Duke lacrosse players had been guilty, then the university’s athletic department would’ve had a lot to answer for, from creating an environment where their students felt this kind of party was okay, to presuming…