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A comment on John Cleese: Political Correctness Can Lead to an Orwellian Nightmare (2016). Parent comment

Re:John Cleese: Political Correctness Can Lead to an Orwelli... by ceejayoz on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:25AM (#23792442)
It's not unreasonable to evaluate someone's comments in the context of their past statements on related matters.
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Re:John Cleese: Political Correctness Can Lead to an Orwelli... by jacknews on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:37AM (#23792606)
Of course, it's called 'context'.

But arguing that previous miss-steps invalidate current arguments is irrational.

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Re:John Cleese: Political Correctness Can Lead to an Orwelli... by shadowgovt on Friday July 10, 2020 @12:07PM (#23792948)
No disagreement there. I shared the link to give context.
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