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Vox and all its sibling outlets (Polygon, the Verge, etc.) have devolved into poison. They've surpassed Mother Jones as the Internet's premiere outraged bleedin
by Dirlewanger 10y ago
Vox and all its sibling outlets (Polygon, the Verge, etc.) have devolved into poison. They've surpassed Mother Jones as the Internet's premiere outraged bleeding liberal rag. Their headlines are physically painful to read. They are unabashed smug coastal liberalism.
Their videos are consistently high quality though. I'll go there probably once a month and watch a handful.
- BadassFractal 10y agoLiberalism or leftism? A lot of the modern trends you see from the left actually feel very illiberal.
- james-mcelwain 10y agoVox is most certainly a liberal outpost. You're correct that many elements of the left reject liberalism, which is why Vox et al. are center-left liberal rags and not "leftist."
- uncletaco 10y agoLeftist ideology is not mutually inclusive of liberalism (in the philosophical sense) but that's true of most ideologies. Heck, mix nationalism (extreme patriotism) with socialism (illiberal leftist ideology) and you can get national socialism (far-right Nazism).
- dannypgh 10y agoThe claim that nationalism socialism is a type of socialism is dubious. Names are tricky like that. http://www.politicususa.com/2012/09/12/hitler-explains-gop-wrong-national-socialism.html http://www.politicususa.com/2012/09/12/hitler-explains-gop-w...
- AsyncAwait 10y agoI agree overall, but as a liberal I view them more like the religious right in relation to conservatives, ie they represent a rather small, specific, if vocal group of (neo)-'liberals'.
- Waterluvian 10y agoI only recently got into polygon. What can be toxic about video game coverage? Ie. What am I looking for?
- charrondev 10y agoI could accept Vox (the site) being a leftist rag and just avoid but they really stepped over the line with the Verge. Increasingly weaker and weaker reviews, far more subjective reporting, and now even political articles bleeding over from Vox. I don't want a tech blog telling me how to feel about politics.