I used to really enjoy her columns, Twitter, and podcast, and I liked that there was a visible democratic socialist in mainstream media who was also Catholic. I haven’t really followed her much lately as I’ve drifted further from being a practicing Catholic myself. I saw an article about her in another community criticizing her (it’s here: (https://judedoyle.medium.com/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-elizabeth-bruenig-ba5a477ef838)) and it made me think harder about her views and how her nuclear family wholesome image can be a bit sinister when combined with her pro-life politics. What do you guys think, in particular about her as a public Catholic who (at least self-identifies) as a leftist?
Tbh a better reason than most ppl have.
Imo it's worth keeping powder dry for bigger fish. In terms of quasi-left figures needing discipline I think someone like Glenn Greenwald is way more of a pied Piper.
Bruenig's absolute rejection of the death penalty is also a pretty decent moral stance that goes a long way towards making her better than the avg lib.
Her religious positions are pretty boring. The cottagecore/trad shit is honestly a bit weird too, but I think again, there's just so many more targets out there. Who are we to judge her passion for baking or whatever.
Ugh yeah, I think she’s not nearly as bad as Glen Greenwald. I’m also a big fan of her death penalty writing!