Why "Hearing Both Sides" Is Dangerous

How many times have you heard someone say "we need to hear both sides," or "we have to respect other opinions"? Probably a lot. But are all ideas really created equal, and should we go out of our way to provide a level playing field in the marketplace of ideas? Let's find out! Check out my podcast, The Deprogram! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tk1sTZDeE8p9lnxYLy4Ky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedeprogram9999 Why "Hearing Both Sides" Is Dangerous – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Polarization, picking a side, the marketplace of ideas https://chomsky.info/consent01/ https://jacobin.com/2022/09/trump-maga-far-right-liberals-polarization https://jacobin.com/2019/09/polarization-divided-america-status-quo-pete-buttigieg https://www.versobooks.com/books/3173-reactionary-democracy https://mronline.org/2020/01/14/dont-buy-the-marketplace-of-ideas/ https://youtu.be/D1brFnb8Pp8 https://youtu.be/wCl33v5969M https://youtu.be/MAbab8aP4_A https://youtu.be/XyzFwHFN_BI Letter From Birmingham Jail - MLK https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html Hate crime statistics https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/femicide-epidemic/ https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/30/us/fbi-report-hate-crimes-rose-2020/index.html Racial resentment drives Trump voters https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/12/15/16781222/trump-racism-economic-anxiety-study $900 million on climate change denial https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-1018-7 Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com


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