Re:Ontario wrongly separated families on results of Motheris...
by loup-vaillant on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @12:10PM
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The downvote suggests I said something unacceptable. Maybe it was this:
> Make them feel that thinking such thoughts has consequences.
I do not condone actually carrying out dire consequences, we've had enough dictatorships to show us how this plays out. I'm talking about manipulating people. A little. Because nothing more innocuous that I know of will do.
Then again, the best way to do it is to act as if you were ridiculing a third party. If they get offended, try not to notice, and direct your condescension at those other people you're pretending they're talking about. Give them a way to save face.
Whatever the means, the idea is to stress that epistemic relativism is not socially acceptable. Make them feel that thinking such thoughts has consequences.