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When it comes to Glenn Greenwald, @noahpinion said it best [1]: Is there a catch-all term for middle-aged white lefty dudes who are pro-Russia because their po
by IBM 10y ago
When it comes to Glenn Greenwald, @noahpinion said it best [1]:
Is there a catch-all term for middle-aged white lefty dudes who are pro-Russia because their political outlook was defined by the Iraq War?
[1] https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/815104514046902273 https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/815104514046902273
- maglavaitss 10y agoIt's not a matter of GG being white or black (not racially), it's a matter of taking his opinions/writings with a bit of salt, but taking them nevertheless. As much as Noahpinion is entitled to his opinion, so is GG.
- mladenkovacevic 10y agoYeah that's just simplistic enough for lazy centrists who would rather not put into question their absolute support for the status quo and the official "truth". Iraq aftermath already caused enough turmoil for their precious minds, wouldn't wanna rack up the therapist bills by rocking the boat even further.
- divbit 10y agoIdk, sounds sort of agist, racist, and sexist to me.
- mikeash 10y agoWhat's the supposed link there? Much of my political outlook comes from the disaster of Iraq, but I'm not pro-Russia and I don't see how they would be related.
- dang 10y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13293198 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13293198 and marked it off-topic.
- mSparks 10y agohow do we report moderators? you seem intent on forcing your particular world view on hn than providing moderation of explosive or unpleasant reading. i find reading all the posts you like to detach often more interesting reading than any of the hn comments that get left over.