It's like that "meta/optics" analysis you see news commentators do. They completely ignore the actual content of the topic, and obsess over which person had a more powerful stance or talk about which person's suit had better big dick energy.
A liberal told me a while back they didn't like Parenti, and when I asked why, they said they hated the style of the writing. He's not writing fiction lol, the content is what matters.
Yeah, all the talk about him being "loud" and "always yelling" was really gross antisemitic tropes. Then those same people would dismissively call him an "old white man" and negate his experience as part of a minority in America so he couldn't win either way.
He was way to fucking nice in the face of all that bullshit.
I think when they say things like that, what they mean is "This content is challenging my pre-concieved notions, but I can't handle that, so I'll find some excuse to dismiss this book out of hand."
It's like that "meta/optics" analysis you see news commentators do. They completely ignore the actual content of the topic, and obsess over which person had a more powerful stance or talk about which person's suit had better big dick energy.
A liberal told me a while back they didn't like Parenti, and when I asked why, they said they hated the style of the writing. He's not writing fiction lol, the content is what matters.
Also Parenti's style is great what is wrong with them.
PS I salute you, OG Lemmygrad poster.
Ugh, that reminds me of a person I know who didn't like Bernie because "He was too angry sounding"
It's like, my dude, priorities!
Much like my abusive father, Bernie Sanders would raise his voice. This is completely unacceptable for someone I would vote forYeah that copypasta always made me laugh.
[CW: Abuse]
My abusive father would promise shit and not deliver, kind of like Biden, so which way, liberal man?
That’s often a huge anti semitic red flag too
I'm not a Yank so i've never paid that much attention but I had no idea he was Jewish, that really recontextualizes a lot, wow
Yeah, all the talk about him being "loud" and "always yelling" was really gross antisemitic tropes. Then those same people would dismissively call him an "old white man" and negate his experience as part of a minority in America so he couldn't win either way.
He was way to fucking nice in the face of all that bullshit.
I think when they say things like that, what they mean is "This content is challenging my pre-concieved notions, but I can't handle that, so I'll find some excuse to dismiss this book out of hand."