Post-Post-Racial America (John McWhorter & Glenn Loury)

[cognitive madisonian]

Originally Posted by AemJeff

niklkibong, whether Glenn and John believe any particular issue matters isn't dispositive, ya know? These things do matter in the context of contemporary politics. And the meta-issue - that is, the freedom with which some people (read Breitbart, e.g.) feel to assert anything whatever, regardless of facts; and whether anybody is going to push back with equal force - is extremely relevant to me. Liars thrive when everybody, except the people who believe them, ignores them. That's double plus ungood.

what do you mean by push back with equal force?