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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Not Everyone Who Is Mistaken Is Evil — But Some Are
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate discuss the idea held by critics of “cancel culture,” such as John McWhorter and Bari Weiss, that we should not call our political opponents evil. They discuss why we should sometimes regard those who disagree with us as immoral or evil — and treat them accordingly.
Among the topics covered:
The phenomenon often called “cancel culture” and how critics conceptualize it;Objectivity versus the “principle of charity” endorsed by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt;What’s wrong with McWhorter’s case for not morally judging political opponents who have different value pr...