Thank you so much for writing this. I have been looking for a response to the manifesto that can at once address the blind spots in his argument while also giving credit to his point: that conservatives in the progressive culture of Google are being silenced.
As a left-leaning moderate, it seems to me that the voice missing from the media and general comment threads these days are those that want to engage in civil discourse. The extreme views of the left and the right are making it impossible to wade through our political divide and stand united. We have to stop the name calling and start engaging one another. It’s imperative, and your invitation to get coffee is the type of work we need to do as citizens to move through it.
I’m planning to write a response to the manifesto as well, comparing both the positives and negatives of his argument. I’ll plan to ask readers for a coffee date, too.