Yes, I believed you when you said he was invited to a conference related to abundance. I was just saying he doesnāt represent abundance liberalism.
First, heās a conservative, so he isnāt even a liberal in the first place. Second, you very helpfully linked to that book review where he says Klein and Thompsonās Abundance book is āfundamentally misguidedā and that āa āpolitics of abundanceā is an oxymoronā.
This confirms what I said above that this guy is just ātrolling the libsā by intentionally misusing the word āabundanceā. This should not be a relevant consideration for whether Open Philanthropy Coefficient Giving wants to support policy reform related to abundance liberalism. But I think your point is just about sponsoring the conference.
If you have political conferences or policy conferences where you invite conservatives and Republicans, itās going to be pretty much impossible to avoid inviting people who have offensive or problematic views, since that is core to the Republican Party and mainstream American conservatism right now. I donāt see how associating with Republicans or conservatives in some way is avoidable if a philanthropic organization like Open Philanthropy Coefficient Giving wants to be involved in politics or policy. Everyone in politics/āpolicy has to in some way, including Democratic lawmakers.
And it doesnāt seem like thereās any good alternative.
Yes, I believed you when you said he was invited to a conference related to abundance. I was just saying he doesnāt represent abundance liberalism.
First, heās a conservative, so he isnāt even a liberal in the first place. Second, you very helpfully linked to that book review where he says Klein and Thompsonās Abundance book is āfundamentally misguidedā and that āa āpolitics of abundanceā is an oxymoronā.
This confirms what I said above that this guy is just ātrolling the libsā by intentionally misusing the word āabundanceā. This should not be a relevant consideration for whether
Open PhilanthropyCoefficient Giving wants to support policy reform related to abundance liberalism. But I think your point is just about sponsoring the conference.If you have political conferences or policy conferences where you invite conservatives and Republicans, itās going to be pretty much impossible to avoid inviting people who have offensive or problematic views, since that is core to the Republican Party and mainstream American conservatism right now. I donāt see how associating with Republicans or conservatives in some way is avoidable if a philanthropic organization like
Open PhilanthropyCoefficient Giving wants to be involved in politics or policy. Everyone in politics/āpolicy has to in some way, including Democratic lawmakers.And it doesnāt seem like thereās any good alternative.