Azathoth123 comments on Unpopular ideas attract poor advocates: Be charitable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Azathoth123 19 September 2014 11:41:23PM 3 points [-]

They just want assurance that you're not the person they read about in the history books.

The problem is that many of the people "they read about in the history books" did indeed have accurate views on race. Which means the only way to reassure them that you're not that person is to either lie to them about your beliefs or have inaccurate beliefs.