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  1. …in reply to @dancow
    dancow derekwillis Let me put it this way: forget about questions of personal belief, if you are a notable media voice rising to a more notable position, stating friendship with a prominent Nazi propagandist--regardless of intent--lends amplification and legitimacy to Nazis.
    1. …in reply to @Chronotope
      dancow derekwillis The more prominent your platform the more responsibility you have to carefully curate it and control how it can be used outside your control. Part of this, in the modern age, is making calls on implicit amplification. What calls she made are up to her...
      1. …in reply to @Chronotope
        dancow derekwillis I don't fault her for this blow up. I fault the NYT for not being aware of who they were amplifying and therefore that person was amplifying. They lend their legitimacy indirectly to everyone legitimized by anyone who writes an op ed for them.


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