Scott Alexander defends his 'Against Murderism' post against Nathan Robinson's criticism, arguing that Robinson misrepresented his arguments and ignored key parts of the original post. Longer summary

Scott Alexander responds to Nathan Robinson's criticism of his 'Against Murderism' post. He argues that Robinson misrepresented his argument by ignoring key parts of the original post where Scott had already addressed the counterarguments Robinson raised. Scott points out that he had extensively discussed the 'Definition By Consequences' and 'Definition By Motive' concepts in his original post, contrary to Robinson's claim that Scott was unaware of these ideas. Scott also provides examples from Current Affairs, Robinson's own magazine, that contradict Robinson's assertion that progressives don't portray racists as monsters. Finally, Scott expresses frustration at being accused of refusing to dialogue with political opponents, revealing that he had previously reached out to Robinson for a private discussion, which Robinson declined due to time constraints. Shorter summary