@mehdihasan said that he sees no point in debates between experts and "cranks".

The problem is that effectively no-platforming these people will not make them go away. They will find other ways of influencing the public.

I think it's important to have as many debates between experts and the so-called cranks as possible. If the experts are good enough, they'll be able to show to a large audience just how wrong the 'cranks' are.

#debate #publicdebate #mehdihasan #MehdiHasanShow #noplatforming

Revealed: The government guidance being used to ban speakers

The advice sets out the process for staff to ensure guest speakers uphold the impartiality of the civil service, writes Archie Mitchell

The Independent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65675247

#noplatforming by the #tory government based on being critical... of them...
... what a bunch of thin skinned hypocrites.

Weapons expert cut from government event due to Twitter posts

A nerve agent specialist says he was cut from a conference because of his political opinions on other issues.

BBC News

Dette er en god, viktig og "selvkritisk" artikkel fra englebassevenstre, hvor de gjennom sin "selvkritikk" røper hvilke totalitære tyranner de egentlig er. Denne artikkelen går i dybden med deres #noplatforming IKKE GÅ GLIPP AV DENNE!

http://souciant.com/2017/08/fascism-folk-woke-activists-the-question-of-noplatforming-and-leftist-disunity/

Fascism, Folk-Woke Activists & The Question of #noplatforming and Leftist Disunity

A Manifesto

Souciant
Lars Akerhaug: – Absurd at pressefolk fremmer no-platforming

Lars Akerhaug har skrevet et meningsinnlegg i Medier24 om debatten om no-platforming. Akerhaug er journalist i Minerva, og jobber sammen med Sylvi Listhaug med å skrive hennes biografi. Han opplyse…

Resett

Den EØS-vennlige og globalismedyrkende del av norsk presse (dvs de fleste medier) tar i bruk #NoPlatforming for å kneble de skarpeste kritikere av EU's energipolitiske overgrep (AMS/ACER). Her et sylskarpt innlegg av Olav Boye, som ble nektet tatt inn i Drammens Tidende:

https://www.derimot.no/olav-boye-acer-er-slangens-hale-eos-er-hodet-det-er-mot-hodet-kampen-ma-sta/