Tucker Responds to Ben Shapiro: You Shouldn’t Immediately Resort to ‘Shut up, Racist’

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CARLSON: “And this has all become public, and the whole thing is so sad that I never talk about it, except to say Charlie stood firm in his often stated and deeply held belief that people should be able to debate and that if you have something valid to say, if you’re telling the truth, you ought to be able to explain it calmly and in detail to people who don’t agree with you, and that you shouldn’t immediately resort to 'Shut up, racist!' You shouldn’t immediately go to motive. By the way, 'Shut up, racist!' is the number one reason I voted for Donald Trump, because I'm just sick of it. I mean, first of all, if I was a racist, if I was a bigot, I would just say so, okay? It’s America, you’re allowed to be whatever kind of person you want. I’m not. I’m sincerely opposed, have always been and will always be. But the style of debate where you prevent the other side from talking or being heard because you immediately go to motive, 'Well, I wonder why you’re asking that question. I wonder why. Why are you asking that question? I detect in the question a certain evil in your soul. And everyone listening should know that listening to you implicates them, and that they someday may be asked to denounce you, and that friendship is not a reason to defend someone. Love is no defense.' I kind of thought we’d reach the end of that. And as far as I’m concerned, we have. And I’m not going to play by those rules. I’m not going to engage in that. If someone doesn’t like what I think, fine with me, as long as I get to express it. That’s my view."