One aspect of the problem, as I've said in the past, is the postmodern theory of interpretation. Since every interpretation is as good as any other--it's just as legitimate to interpret the Declaration of Independence as a discussion of the mating habits of voles or of peasant life in the late Middle Ages or vulcanism on Europa--well...everyone is free to knock him-, her- or xir -self out... And since postpostmodernism and leftist politics almost always go together, interpretation is almost always subordinated to these politics--after all, leftist politics is committed to the principle that everything is political...and postmodern theories of interpretation entail that politically-motivated interpretations are exactly as good as any other.
So we see what we see: pervasive, nutty, entirely irrational interpretations of every damn thing that make them out to be whatever the PC left wants them to be. Which is always: racist or one of the variants on racist (misogynist, "homophobic," "transphobic," etc.).
Since this shit isn't supported by rational argument, it relies over various dirty tricks to succeed. One is: shrieking "racist!" (etc.) at anyone who disagrees. Another is: flooding the zone by pumping out so much idiotic shit that reasonable people get tired of slapping it all down. Another is: the long march through the institutions. That is to say: taking over cultural salients like academia and journalism.
There's no reasoning with such people. There's nothing for it but to slap them down with grim determination.
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