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I didn't find the first few paragraphs induced either of those - quite the opposite, it made me keep reading and kept me reading to the end.

It's a very interesting article, and obviously well thought out and well timed, and makes lots of very good points. One thing that particularly resonated was this statement at the end:

> The most reasonable people are now afraid to speak their mind. They rightly fear > being shamed and harassed by those who scream the loudest of abuse. I've debated > writing about this for a while, because I know what a certain part of the > response will be. But I'm not the only one saying it, so I'm doing it here, once, > in full length, with honest citations, after discussion with people of > experience. Women and men, in case you're wondering. > "Good luck" was a common theme.

It'll be interesting what the general take on it appears to be, once the internet has reduced it down to a couple of choice quotes for each side to rally behind.

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