12min chapter

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Peter Boghossian on Critical Thinking, Failing Universities, and Why Debate Matters

Dad Saves America

CHAPTER

Disrupting Power Structures through Radical Actions

The chapter challenges the effectiveness of traditional tools in addressing systemic issues like racism and oppression, advocating for radical actions such as defunding the police. It explores the concept of dismantling oppressive systems through an analogy of a house and discusses manipulating language for specific goals within critical social justice. The conversation emphasizes the importance of discomfort in seeking truth and delves into interventions at societal, interpersonal, and individual levels to promote equity.

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