93 sats \ 3 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 8 May \ on: The Illusion Of Revolution culture
Good piece. I sometimes find Taibbi a bit disingenuous -- I'd respect him more for acknowledging that he was a leftist who changed (and he clearly was) instead of claiming that people just "believed" he was a leftist as he's currently doing. Being able to change your mind is a feature, not a bug.
That aside, this interview is a really good one.
One thing the last thirty years or so have convinced me of is that neither "side" believes in free speech; they believe in free speech when it helps them, and are angry when the other "side" threatens it, even when they use the exact same tactics.
A decent litmus test:
Whoever's out of power champions free speech. Whoever's holding power opposes it.
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One big difference is that Republicans or conservatives have never controlled the press and media: NYT, nbc, cbs, abc, cnn, pbs, npr
When 90 percent of the press is allied with one party, we have Pravda not a fair and balanced press.
A completely objective press is impossible which is why journalists should be honest about their biases instead of pretending to be objective.
The one exception is talk radio but the biggest player Rush Limbaugh passed away in 2021.
College and university professors are 95 percent left wing.
Public school teachers are 99 percent left wing.
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Independent media like substack and podcasts and YouTube or rumble and odyssee are changing the media landscape
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