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This is probably the dumbest article I've read from Persuasion (and there's been more than a few). As a lawyer who studied under Derrick Bell, yet still acknowledges the overreach of many Critical Theorists, I am shocked and annoyed that this piece made it to my inbox today. We're not operating in a world of "shoulds" right now. We're in a genuine democratic and constitutional crisis, and conservatives / Republicans are supporting a wannabe demagogue, and not playing by any rules or norms. It's absolutely crazy to me that Mr. Walzer suggests the Left unilaterally disarm. What is his end goal? That we feign respect for an institution the other side has _ quite literally _ stolen from the American people?

I became a paying member of Persuasion so I could hear from a diverse group of intelligent voices discussing reality. Mr. Walzer's arguments are as weak and dangerous as any QAnon member's or Critical Theorist's. C'mon Persuasion team. You can do better...

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