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"For example, there are people who earnestly believe that the phrase 'I see what you mean' is ableist--that is, disrespectful and oppressive toward people with disabilities because some people can't see. [...] It's nuts in several dimensions all at once." Bringing up a thing that, like, MAYBE ONE PERSON HAS SAID is also nuts. What is the purpose of cherry picking extreme examples beyond making yourself look smart?

This guy makes everything personal in the worst sort of way, especially considering this isn’t (supposed to be) a memoir.

Drawing a line between George Floyd and the show Big Mouth is wild as hell.

I'm getting a real "incremental change is bad unless I personally approve of it" vibe, here.

To deBoer, Black activists and Black politicians don't speak for Black people. Who does? OH DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

"We had spent a year hearing people declare 'I'm With Her.' It turned out most of the country was not."

She won the popular vote, Freddie. I will not pretend Clinton is perfect or that she "deserved" the presidency, but jesus christ, how can you comment on recent history without mentioning the systemic issues created and caused by the electoral college?

Ah. Damn. I thought this book was about "elites" as in the billionaires that control so much of the industry and media of this country, not "elites" as in the specter of "spoiled college students" with which conservatives are OBSESSED.

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