DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Close, but not exactly. Who is the "right" consensus? Why does Rachel Kleinfeld's voice matter more than mine or yours? That's where credentialism and gate-keeping come in. Conversation Andrew Moser @Andrew_Moser So in their minds “pluralism” just = consensus? ps://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2072893613680570589
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Here's how this unironically works. The classical definition of pluralism is a democratic state that allows multiple parties to run for office. But that's not how Western political scientists see it. They see pluralism as a holistic set of public-private relationships that keep each other in check. For instance, a media outlet might be fact-checked by a public NGO.