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In this edition of the Aidan Project, Aidan discusses a potential hint of progress in the battle against leftist confusion. The case of Maajid Nawaz and the Southern Poverty Law Centre has been discussed several times previously on the podcast; the case is an important one for the struggle it represents. The SPLC, to the horror of those who support the notion that cultural relativism is the death knell of honest discourse, labelled Nawaz an anti-Muslim extremist in October 2016. Nawaz is suing this organisation for libel. Aidan summarises the case for new listeners and provides an update that demonstrates a glimmer of hope and, tellingly, further demonstrates the fantastic degree to which the SPLC is irrefutably mistaken. Aidan also addresses why the terms ‘leftists’ and ‘liberals’ are unreliable synonyms. Indeed, leftists and liberals are often very different in terms of their outlook. Aidan explains why liberals should care about Nawaz’s case, and why liberals must be proactive in tackling the moral confusion espoused by manic leftists. Aidan also explains legal exceptions to free speech in the United States of America under the First Amendment.
Related tweets
WATCH My 3 min @PinkNews Broadcaster of the Year award acceptance speech,as recorded by my @LBC producer @sandraglab https://t.co/fvfpqXesr4
— Maajid (@MaajidNawaz) October 19, 2017
.@MaajidNawaz #IStandWithMaajid pic.twitter.com/VjJLB34lB6
— Aidan Coughlan (@AidanXCoughlan) September 23, 2017
Further reading
Maajid Nawaz web site, http://www.maajidnawaz.com/
Pink News web site, http://www.pinknews.co.uk/home/
Aidan Project Podcast #45 – De-Platformed: Challenging Bad Ideas
Clips
Sam Harris, ‘The Waking Up Podcast: ‘Episode 64 — Ask Me Anything 6’, https://www.samharris.org/
Maajid Nawaz, ‘LBC Radio’, http://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/maajid-nawaz/
Richard Dawkins, ‘Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science on YouTube’, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_zYYXkJpULueOVZTkY4Bw
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