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I feel like jabs at conservative politics are the norm now with a lot of journalism. A few weeks back an article [1] I read, from reddit, started with: …t

I feel like jabs at conservative politics are the norm now with a lot of journalism. A few weeks back an article [1] I read, from reddit, started with: …the dastardly Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor seem to be a great gift to the Alt-Right’s xenophobic nationalists. Interesting article, but unnecessary (and daresay incorrect?) jab at the start. [1] http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-american-who-buried-a-kamikaze-enemy http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-american-who-buried-a-kamik...

daniel-cussen 9y ago
Indeed. It was exactly the other way around, as many nationalists (including the KKK) did not want to get into the war and held a lot of sway right up until Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor, there was no keeping USA out of the war.
- ropeladder 9y ago
  Hitler was working hard on PR to keep the US out. Recent I saw a map the Nazis had made with the proportion of the population of German descent for each US state, created for propaganda purposes.
qf303rjr3 9y ago
If you're going to quote an article, you shouldn't leave out context that changes the meaning of the sentence you're quoting - "The 75th anniversary commemorations of the dastardly Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor seem to be a great gift to the Alt-Right’s xenophobic nationalists." It's the 75th anniversary commemorations that seem to be a gift - not the attack itself (obviously).
- shangxiao 9y ago
  Ah yes you're quite right! Apologies to all. I'd misread that, although I think my point still stands: I'd like to read about the story and not hear about politics in a foreign (to me) country.
matt4077 9y ago
The wrong form of the verb 'seem' in that sentence betrays your incredibly dishonest attempt at selective quoting.
- shangxiao 9y ago
  By the time I'd realised my mistake I couldn't delete or edit the comment.
  - matt4077 9y ago
    Sorry for implying intent above, we all make mistakes. I have spend some time in journalism, and it sometimes gets to me how much that profession is vilified these days, when my experience was that these are the most fair-minded, diligent, and altruistic people I've ever met.

daniel-cussen 9y ago

Indeed. It was exactly the other way around, as many nationalists (including the KKK) did not want to get into the war and held a lot of sway right up until Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor, there was no keeping USA out of the war.

ropeladder 9y ago
Hitler was working hard on PR to keep the US out. Recent I saw a map the Nazis had made with the proportion of the population of German descent for each US state, created for propaganda purposes.

qf303rjr3 9y ago

If you're going to quote an article, you shouldn't leave out context that changes the meaning of the sentence you're quoting - "The 75th anniversary commemorations of the dastardly Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor seem to be a great gift to the Alt-Right’s xenophobic nationalists." It's the 75th anniversary commemorations that seem to be a gift - not the attack itself (obviously).

shangxiao 9y ago
Ah yes you're quite right! Apologies to all. I'd misread that, although I think my point still stands: I'd like to read about the story and not hear about politics in a foreign (to me) country.

matt4077 9y ago

The wrong form of the verb 'seem' in that sentence betrays your incredibly dishonest attempt at selective quoting.

shangxiao 9y ago
By the time I'd realised my mistake I couldn't delete or edit the comment.
- matt4077 9y ago
  Sorry for implying intent above, we all make mistakes. I have spend some time in journalism, and it sometimes gets to me how much that profession is vilified these days, when my experience was that these are the most fair-minded, diligent, and altruistic people I've ever met.