Lee Fang, Mehdi Hasan

I hope Naomi Klein hasn't been infected with their brainworms

  • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    Again, I'm not saying you're wrong, and that's good reporting for that story, I'm trying to stress that people shouldn't consider them trustworthy without knowing how shit they can also be.

    You could make the same argument about corporate news like NYT or WaPo, they do good reporting too and also have shit takes on a regular basis

    • HarryLime [any]
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      4 years ago

      I was typing a response to this and i got a new message and my messages reloaded and it disappeared and i HATE this fucking feature

      • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
        hexagon
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        4 years ago

        Sorry comrade, I agree it makes using this site impossible sometimes

        fwiw, the most reasonable take for users here to get from our discussions is probably somewhere in between our takes: heed their reporting, but be wary of their editorials and contributors' opinions

        • HarryLime [any]
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          4 years ago

          I was saying in the original response that the difference is that NYT or WaPo's purpose is to protect the power of capital and launder Imperial crimes, while The Intercept has been a thorn in the side of Capital power. The takes of either one's individual contributors are sort of irrelevant

          • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
            hexagon
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            4 years ago

            Yeah, idk, while that's true for nyt/wapo, it's blindness to ignore the takes of their contributors. In the end, you can read them if you like, but the biases of the people who work there should still be taken into account.