r/neoliberal • u/ghhewh Anne Applebaum • Aug 11 '24

Richard Dawkins lied about the Algerian boxer, then lied about Facebook censoring him Opinion article (non-US)

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/richard-dawkins-lied-about-the-algerian
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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '24

The guy who made a generation of middle schoolers insufferable.

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u/Mddcat04 Aug 11 '24

It’s weird how many of the early online atheist people from the 2000s pivoted into anti-trans grifting. Didn’t realize that included Dawkins. Guess some of them are just contrarians.

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u/yellownumbersix Jane Jacobs Aug 11 '24

You either die a hero like Christopher Hitchens or live long enough to become Jordan Peterson.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '24

Christopher Hitchens absolutely was not a hero lmao. His understanding of religion was terrible and he was so constantly wrong about history that I wouldn’t be shocked if he was knowingly lying about it at times.