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Very thoughtful and nuanced post-mortem. I generally agree with what he had to say.

I think I’m more on the side of thinking leaders should be moral people and not think that pedophilia is defensible. I do believe people in power should be held accountable.

I think “cancel culture” is the wrong term to use, I think is accountable culture. If you think it’s okay to demean woman and defend someone exploiting young girls because his sex trafficker friend gives his institution lots of money, then I think you’re a bad person.

Free speech doesn’t mean you’re free from consequences.



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