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Trump Orders Flags to Half-Staff for Charlie Kirk

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As opposed to
- the lab leak theory is racist
- "if you get vaccinated, you won't catch covid"
- "cloth masks work because it spreads primary via droplets
- "natural immunity isn't reliable

Why was there no permanent professional consequences for those bits of misinformation?
What is you point? That this guy (I don't know his name), Bret Weinstein, and all the other RW culture war "martyrs" you have brought up are just as unworthy of that appellation as the titular Mr. Kirk and his "half staff" honors? If so, congrats, else this is a dead horse. I concur with @GoldenBoy89 .
 
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He musted have been respected enough back 2012 to be invited give a Ted Talk
TED-X which is a far easier, less prestigious than regular TED.



Understanding the differences between TED and TEDx Talks can help you decide which platform better suits your interests and goals. TED Talks focus on broad, impactful ideas from top experts, while TEDx Talks bring the spirit of TED to local communities, offering a more intimate and diverse range of topics.

Both types of talks aim to inspire and educate audiences, but they do so in different ways. TED events provide a polished, high-profile platform for groundbreaking ideas, whereas TEDx events foster a sense of community and local engagement. Each type has unique strengths and caters to different audience needs.
 
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What does any of this have to do with flags at half mast for Charlie Kirk?

This thread has obviously run its course.
It's because someone else had replied in the thread about people having negative professional consequences (and doxxing) for not going along with what the sitting administration/in-power party wanted as far as public discourse surrounding a contentious issue... so I provided examples of professionals who faced consequences for that reason, a few of the examples were professors who refused to cancel finals for a "Floyd remembrance day" and a few of the examples I provided were covid contrarians, that's how this particular off-shoot the conversation came up.
 
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It's because someone else had replied in the thread about people having negative professional consequences (and doxxing) for not going along with what the sitting administration/in-power party wanted as far as public discourse surrounding a contentious issue... so I provided examples of professionals who faced consequences for that reason, a few of the examples were professors who refused to cancel finals for a "Floyd remembrance day" and a few of the examples I provided were covid contrarians, that's how this particular off-shoot the conversation came up.
Thanks. I see now how it got here.
 
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MOD HAT ON

This thread has had a small cleanup to remove some goading.​

If someone doesn't want to respond to a personal question, don't continue to harass them until they respond.​

MOD HAT OFF

 
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