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Originally Posted by HarryT
I think the point being made was that if you attach a "label" to the viewpoint of somebody with whom you disagree, it can lead to simply dismissing their argument without actually stopping to consider whether or not it has any validity.
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The use of a label does not preclude the existence of other words.
Someone can use a label, e.g. "SJW", "PC", "liberal", "conservative"...
...and go on to define that, say something about it, etc. etc.
The only person who seems to be advocating slapping a label on people by cherry-picking what they say and then resolving to simply ignore everything they say... is arjaybe.
Which, given the justification, would be extremely ironic if it weren't so typical of the general mindset (getting offended over labels).
People who want to make blanket generalizations will manage to do so, regardless of labels. You can generalize using labels, or you can generalize
about labels, bu it is still generalizing.
