Freddie deBoer is a graduate student at Purdue University. He blogs at fredrikdeboer.com.
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When Good Political Arguments Go Bad: On “Critique Drift”
It’s time to recognize that the injunction against criticizing those who self-identify as activists for social justice is a dead-end for our movement.
Freddie deBoer