> Discussing things does not "legitimize" them. No one is required to read The New Yorker.
Well, good thing you put that in quotes, because you seem to be using some definition of the word legitimize that is only apparent to you and not the general public. Discussing things does legitimize them, because it allots them time that could have been used for something else.
> Probably the length of time he's held and promulgated them.
Many people hold views their entire lives, or at least decades. I don't see New Yorker or Wikipedia write articles about them.
> You should have to prove it's a bad thing. Not the other way around.
You understand what context means, or just trolling?
Well, good thing you put that in quotes, because you seem to be using some definition of the word legitimize that is only apparent to you and not the general public. Discussing things does legitimize them, because it allots them time that could have been used for something else.
> Probably the length of time he's held and promulgated them.
Many people hold views their entire lives, or at least decades. I don't see New Yorker or Wikipedia write articles about them.
> You should have to prove it's a bad thing. Not the other way around.
You understand what context means, or just trolling?