Cordial Curiosity's video: Liberal Humanism vs Critical Social Justice More with Helen Pluckrose

In this new interview series called Reason Review, where a special guest and I focus on the question, 'What are the best set of ideas and values to help make the world a better place?', I had the pleasure of speaking with Helen Pluckrose as my first guest. Segments: 00:00 Intro 2:30 Ideology Ratings 03:53 Reasons for Liberalism 06:16 Reasons for Humanism 07:12 Reasons Against Conservatism 07:43 Reasons Against Religion 08:18 Reasons Against Critical Social Justice 08:55 Reasons for Conservatism 10:05 Reasons for Religion 11:21 Reasons for Critical Social Justice 12:38 Reasons Against Humanism 13:33 Reasons Against Liberalism 14:55 Representation matters. 18:51 The economy is the foundation of politics. 19:21 Postmodern theories have been institutionalized. 22:26 Intention does not matter nearly as much as impact. 24:57 Bigotry can only flow downhill along gradients of systemic power. 27:05 The educator has the duty of not being neutral. 28:19 The commitment to the personal is political will help make the world a better place. 28:50 Women need special protections in the public sphere. 29:45 The gender binary is an example of structural oppression. 31:17 Critical Social Justice has no large effect. 33:06 Society is constructed in systems of power and privilege. 34:59 The connection between Critical Social Justice and postmodernism is tenuous at best. 37:28 We should attempt to remove social significance from identity categories. 39:26 The civil rights movements were inherently liberal. 42:55 Progressives have stopped trying to effectively persuade people. 45:27 Intersectionality is the ultimate betrayal of women's rights. 46:57 The commitment to equality of outcome will not make the world a better place. 50:26 Wrap Up Helen is the editor of Areo Magazine, a liberal humanist online publication. https://areomagazine.com Helen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HPluckrose Helen and James Lindsay's upcoming book, Cynical Theories: https://www.amazon.com/Cynical-Theories-Scholarship-Everything-Identity_and/dp/1634312023 References: https://twitter.com/MikeNayna/status/1229779459470843907 https://youtu.be/NelsKQQDTxU https://youtu.be/TiheM6wSwes https://youtu.be/X7VYfwdwcs8 https://youtu.be/KXejDhRGOuI https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/01/young-adult-author-cancels-own-novel-after-race-controversy https://newdiscourses.com/2020/04/narratives-postmodern-democratic-political-regime/ https://youtu.be/DZCBRHOg3PQ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ok-dude-twitter-suspends-rapper-zuby-for-hateful-tweet-at-transgender-antifa-activist https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/engineer-says-google-fired-her-for-browser-pop-up-about-worker-rights/ https://nypost.com/2019/07/22/fat-shaming-plates-yanked-from-macys-after-online-backlash/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/microaggressions-in-everyday-life/201010/racial-microaggressions-in-everyday-life https://youtu.be/9-rRjjQJcTQ https://youtu.be/o8uNJSmjfG4 https://youtu.be/9sUkmBX8jUE https://youtu.be/DQYzHIIQ1O4 https://youtu.be/wVddM1hzmvI https://youtu.be/uk7gKixqVNU https://www.amazon.com/Kindly-Inquisitors-Jonathan-Rauch-audiobook/dp/B01FI8NWS0 https://twitter.com/sarahthehaider/status/1215701720728264705 __ Twitter: http://twitter.com/cordialcurious Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cordialcuriosity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cordialcuriosity Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cordialcuriosity