“faced with a world where some of the most influential people on the planet are their allies, Greenwald, Taibbi, and Weiss are largely choosing to cozy up to power rather than effectively challenge it. No big surprise.”
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These are 3 cockroaches. They’re not journalists, they’re not influencers, they’re unemployable grifters who pillage stupid assholes on any side of the aisle.
Oh I get it because you don't like them so instead of the second part of DemoCRAT you've gone ahead and substituted the word RAT. However will they stand up to that withering Noel Cowaerdesque wit? They're just gonna have to throw in the towel after this one.
My suspicion is that substance use made Greenwald, Musk, Taibibi vulnerable to manipulation and a deliberate effort to anger them was made by targeting known weak spots (e.g. Musks ego could not cope with the public rejection by his daughter). I wont be surprised to learn they were targeted.
I guess they have not learned the lesson that when people admit their mistakes, they are forgiven and actually gain respect and admiration from the masses.
The powers that be soon won’t be & their lying surrogates can go back to being cheerleaders for backbench bomb throwers. The GOP thought the success B-Lister Reagan had meant something. Now, they’re beholden to a former reality TV huckster who’s letting a Ketamine-addled thief run the store.
They want to hedge their bets if this really is the transition from democracy to oligarchy. They’re elitists anyway. I’m more interested in working class leaders
These people have no ethics, no standards, and no interest in honest reporting. They have shown themselves time after time to be anything other than journalists, and do not deserve the moniker. Relevancy and victimization is all they crave.
#boycott #resist #grift bari is the worst of them all. anything for money. even supporting the deaths of babies. taibbi is confused, he said the right stuff but did not get enough fame and now chases people who praise him- driven by ego.
This is true although I feel like it doesn’t fully capture the phenomenon. Like, clearly these people had very conservative tendencies (especially about race, gender, sexual orientation and religion) that they had effectively hidden earlier in their careers and allowed to emerge in the Trump era.
The first problem I noticed is that some such celebrities (Mahar is another) do not understand that contrarianism is not a real philosophy and does not offer any real principles to guide them.
I feel these are the types who give up on true journalism when it seems tough so they jump ship and go the easy route - right wing grifting where there is no push back; just disposable hacks who can’t make it in the real world.
The word 'pandit' originates in India where it refers either to a Hindu priest or a cook at (Hindu) religious fetes. So, a "rebel pundit" means either a rebel priest or a rebel cook. These are certainly not the people featured in the article. So, why use 'pundit'?
Centrist were/are being lead by propaganda just as much as maga.
They got a smarter version, but lead the same way, towards questioning others human rights.
All the more reason to double down on our defense of trans people’s rights, push back on anti-woke bs. Don’t find common ground with the right
And to this day you’ll have people trying to defend Greenwald saying “but he’s so consistent in principles!” Like, no, he’s transparently not. He’s so obviously not that I feel cheapened for even taking the time to explain how he very much isn’t.
Like Weiss I am a cis white gay woman and I always think really? You think by aligning with and creating a platform for maga misogyny and racism you’ll be spared?!! LOL
Once fearless 'rebels,' now comfortable courtiers—Greenwald, Taibbi, and Weiss built brands on defying power, only to bask in its approval when the tides turned. Turns out, ‘speaking truth to power’ has an expiration date when power starts nodding along.
I think Greenwald lost all credibility around 2016 when his relentless attacks on Hillary Clinton helped elect Trump the first time around. He is no friend to progressives or the progressive movement.
Taibbi was a regular guest on Jon Stewart's Daily Show in the early 2000's, and he was a brilliant journalist voicing criticism of the Bush administration during its wars. I'm sad to see his cynical decline. He just seems bitchy and annoyed by literally everything now. Eat a gummy, bro
They're not journalists. They're pundits. Taibbi was once a journalist, but gave it up because being a pundit takes virtually no effort and pays a lot more. Greenwald and Weiss were never journalists. They will say anything that gets them paid.
The Country has been moved so far right because of money in politics, it’s not surprising that some “independent” journalists are going to get into the game. The ones that don’t are called “radical”. A word they love to use.
I don't see Greenwood cozying up to Trump and Elon. He just posted a criticism of Trump admin treatment of pro Palestine protesters. He has been a persistent shill for Russia after Snowden went into exile there regardless of the administration
Glenn lives out his days in a gay tourist destination in brazil. He’s never really challenged power, but he’s been challenged his whole life trying to become popular.
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some break.
some die.
only a few manage to get through to the masses.
They may be influencers, but they're not Billionaire influencers.
Billionaires, oligarchs, corporations.
This is a band of intellectually dishonest grifters.
They are right at home in this administration.
Hell, they helped lay the groundwork for it.
…and no, that’s not homophobic or anything unless you are antisex worker, meaning you did something because you were paid for it.
They got a smarter version, but lead the same way, towards questioning others human rights.
All the more reason to double down on our defense of trans people’s rights, push back on anti-woke bs. Don’t find common ground with the right
I didn't change, but boy, THEY sure did. So disappointing that their "integrity" was a facade with a "for sale" sign on it.
Their con was pretty obvious from the get go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo3PfHMwDY4
The kryptonite for a lot of these super billionaires, is tucked away in the Epstein files.