kairparavel Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 vox union struck a deal for a contract with Vox Media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 somebody please pack bari weiss and the entire nyt op-ed board into a space ship and launch it towards the oort cloud https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/opinion/were-all-fascists-now.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I think I can tolerate about 10 minutes cable news at a time before I have change the channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 2 hours ago, unpaid comintern said: somebody please pack bari weiss and the entire nyt op-ed board into a space ship and launch it towards the oort cloud https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/opinion/were-all-fascists-now.html lmao jfchttps://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/971549937862397952 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 2 hours ago, unpaid comintern said: lmao jfchttps://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/971549937862397952 But Christina Hoff Sommers is still a liberal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, DanteGabriel said: But Christina Hoff Sommers is still a liberal? or has a wicked sense of humor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squab Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 54 minutes ago, DanteGabriel said: But Christina Hoff Sommers is still a liberal? In 1984, to be a true liberal one must be willing to show someone what freedom is by stopping them from speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, Squab said: In 1984, to be a true liberal one must be willing to show someone what freedom is by stopping them from speaking. [exhales an incredibly long bong rip] whoooaaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin of Ice Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 On 3/7/2018 at 6:14 PM, unpaid comintern said: somebody please pack bari weiss and the entire nyt op-ed board into a space ship and launch it towards the oort cloud https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/opinion/were-all-fascists-now.html See this political cartoon, it pretty much says everything that needs to be said about the state of far too many op-ed pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMe90 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 https://thinkprogress.org/deripaska-at-daily-caller-9fb7c0bb52e0/ Holy shit, Daily Caller. Hiring Oleg Deripaska to do an op ed about Russia? That's pretty fucking brazen. What a shitshow rag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 When this op-ed issue first emerged I admit I though it was kinda silly. I grew up having to wade through George Will and Charles Krauthammer's ridiculous thoughts in WaPo every week. As long as the new guys' shit is fact-checked and edited (which, yes, I realize the failing starts there), who gives a shit? But, thinking about it, I'm now totally on board. If the NYT and WaPo can set an example that "both sides" is fundamentally a flawed a concept, it's their job to do so. They do still have that influence on the rest of (legitimate) political media, and it's their responsibility to send that message. Now, I just have to think about how I frame this message in my Media & Politics prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukle Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 23 hours ago, Squab said: In 1984, to be a true liberal one must be willing to show someone what freedom is by stopping them from speaking. I don't think this is something unique to any political side, just to awful people. You're Australian like me, yeah? Well the Abbott/Turnbull governments have made it illegal for anyone to publicise in any form whatsoever what goes on in the refugees camps on Manus Island. Doctors, social workers and teachers are prohibited from visiting at all because mandatory reporting laws mandate that they must report child abuse when it is suspected. It's nothing to do with being a liberal, as Abbott and Turnbull are not. It's just people in power don't like contrary opinions, or to have their flaws exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 On 3/7/2018 at 11:52 PM, Squab said: In 1984, to be a true liberal one must be willing to show someone what freedom is by stopping them from speaking. In 2018, to be a true human being one must be willing to say that your attempt at social criticism is pathetically juvenile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 On 3/8/2018 at 11:40 PM, Yukle said: I don't think this is something unique to any political side, just to awful people. You're Australian like me, yeah? Well the Abbott/Turnbull governments have made it illegal for anyone to publicise in any form whatsoever what goes on in the refugees camps on Manus Island. Doctors, social workers and teachers are prohibited from visiting at all because mandatory reporting laws mandate that they must report child abuse when it is suspected. It's nothing to do with being a liberal, as Abbott and Turnbull are not. It's just people in power don't like contrary opinions, or to have their flaws exposed. An authoritarian regime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukle Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 1 hour ago, GAROVORKIN said: An authoritarian regime Hmm... Not really. Authoritarian tendencies in that one respect, but not in others. Authoritarian regimes are significantly worse than that, as they are restrictive and do not allow any outside participation or sharing of power. I think it's typical of governments to cover-up their worst sides. Even open and democratic societies will not expose absolutely everything that goes on. I wish they wouldn't, but at least it's only some things. My original intention for the post was to point out that it's ridiculous to say that suppressing dissenting views is a "liberal" thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squab Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 20 hours ago, Yukle said: My original intention for the post was to point out that it's ridiculous to say that suppressing dissenting views is a "liberal" thing to do. Its Orwellian to shut down someone talking and call yourself "liberal" or "Liberal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukle Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Squab said: Its Orwellian to shut down someone talking and call yourself "liberal" or "Liberal". ... I am not sure I follow. I re-read the thread so far and can’t find anyone saying you can’t have your views. Disagreement, sure, but no attempt to say you should be barred from a voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, Squab said: Its Orwellian to shut down someone talking and call yourself "liberal" or "Liberal". Since when? "Don't catcall" is a pretty standard left-wing position these days and is very much about shutting down someone talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 and what the fuck does this have to do with media criticism? if you wanna cry about people not treating you like a special little snowflake, take it to the politics thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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