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Raihan Alam
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PhD student at UCSD Rady | First Generation | Interested in Morality, Punishment, and Restorative Justice
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Thanks, Nils!
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Spoiler: none of the knowledge gains from the class predicted behavior. We hope this study highlights the need to explore non-analytic interventions and predictors of collective action—and to move beyond intentions to examine what people actually do rather than what they believe or will do.
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Anyway here are some top comments on Ezra’s YouTube channel. I think they’re great examples of substantive discussion
W @waltorb 1 day ago The contrast here is so striking. I didn't realize how much Ezra Klein lacked moral clarity and just clarity in general. Props to Ta-Nehisi Coates for having the courage to face this country so openly and clearly, and to stand by his convictions. 21K Reply ♥ 18replies @jonathansurovell3516 2 days ago I'm surprised Klein can't see the fallacy he's committing here. Sure, you don't have to dump all over Kirk immediately after is death. The jump from that to "I must lie about him doing politics the right way" is wild. 凸3K Reply く 42 replies : @alisonralph6367 1 day ago Ezra's focus on this as an intellectual exercise of winning and losing, and Ta-Nehisi's approach grounded in lived experience of being Black in America is speaking volumes. i 2.4K Reply 27 replies @comets4sale 1 day ago Ezra could have made a simple statement of condolences and condemnation of political violence without needless provocative whitewashing of Kirk's public postures. 的 4.4K Reply 37 replies : @MidMichSocialDem 1 day ago I'm embarrassed to admit that when I went into this interview, I was initially in support of Klein's argument, but after really listening to Ta-Nehisi Coates, l've come to realize my assumption and perspective were both dangerously wrong. The best thing we could have said is a simple condemnation of political violence and a condolence to his family, but whether or not we've meant to, a lot of us have come awfully close to making Kirk something he wasn't a saint. After talking to friends who were directly impacted by the rhetoric Kirk espoused, I also have come to realize that being in the minority in a conversation of politics and morality is better than giving up our soul for power. The tides of history are built on organizing and timing and we often don't see the fruits of our labor. Anyways, I'm sorry. Show less 凸 1.5K Reply ♥38 replies :
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM