Carlson said, “ You’re the most important popular historian today,” and “I’m a fan of yours.”
While an interviewer isn’t required to push back or to interrupt a guest, it is clear that Carlson is not merely giving Darryl Cooper a fair hearing but he is also endorsing him and therefore his positions.
He didn’t say he agreed with everything the guy says. I am a fan of certain authors, doesn’t mean I like every book they write.
This is what causes the new cancel culture. The kind of thinking that caused this thread.
Someone slaps a label on a person and everyone is supposed to respond by going along with it or else get branded with the same label. Sometimes you can agree with a person on a few things but not everything and you are still labeled and canceled. I can think for myself.
“it is clear that Carlson is not merely giving Darryl Cooper a fair hearing but he is also endorsing him and therefore his positions.”
And here we have a classic example of the logical fallacy of “faulty generalization”.
It’s popular with both the “who needs logic?” set and with fans of sophistry.