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The 2021 Holberg Debate on Identity Politics: J. Butler, C. West, G.Greenwald and S. Critchley.

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Covid Is a Great Way to End the Conversation

I think covid is a great way to end the conversation because i think it's going to be the defining event of of our time comparable probably not only took to the nine-eleven attack in terms of at least political and cultural debates. The power to do things like order people to stay in their homes and to shut down businesses are incredibly dangerous powers they prevent citizens from organizing with with one another to protest. Even though health authorities have been repeatedly wrong about things in may in march of 2020 if you went on to youtube and encourage people to wear masks you would have been in contravention to the consensus of health authorities. I really am genuinely inspired by the idea that we all need to overcome

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