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Quadrant is biased in the same way that Jacobin is biased. It should extremely obvious to everyone who reads it that it takes liberties when picking and choosi
by strken 7y ago
Quadrant is biased in the same way that Jacobin is biased.
It should extremely obvious to everyone who reads it that it takes liberties when picking and choosing sources, that most of the authors have an axe to grind, and that it's exactly the kind of rag that would publish climate change denial just to be contrarian. It also has a reasonably high standard of writing, cites sources, and digs up some fascinating things in its attempts to wage war on the left. It's an interesting propaganda machine, which elevates it above boring propaganda machines like Breitbart or the Daily Kos.
- gatherhunterer 7y ago> digs up some fascinating things in its attempts to wage war on the left Oof. You've missed the point. They don't want anything except clicks and your reasons for giving them what they want don't matter to them. You're just another sucker who clicks around in the void of misinformation and bias.
- angry_octet 7y agoI think it is a mistake to give more credit to sites just because they can engage in sophisticated sophistry, have MAs from reputable old universities, and have their citations done neatly. Personally, I find the propaganda the Quadrant writers spout rather boring. Breitbart at least has joie de vivre. I don't really think people reading HN should be subjected to pseudo intellectual hate speech like this. It doesn't add to any meaningful debate in society in general or the tech sphere.
- strken 7y agoIt sent me down a rabbithole of wikipedia articles about theosophy and satanism, so I like it. The framing of satan as representative of rebellion, personal agency, and freedom in the face of established order interests me, regardless of how much mileage Quadrant can get out of it. You can find it boring, and that's fine, but you can't make me find it boring.
- angry_octet 7y agoI said that their polemics are boring, not the topic of feminist struggle. It's so tired that they love the idea of feminists being seduced by Satan and lesbianism, but it is also harassment of women, and no doubt offensive to Christian feminists. Some actual feminist satanists, and how misogynistic the Church of Satan is: https://thefront.tv/read/holy-hell-jex-blackmores-satanic-feminism/ https://thefront.tv/read/holy-hell-jex-blackmores-satanic-fe... Not even the Church of Satan is safe from #MeToo!