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That's awkward, why did Yang tweet and go on TV saying how awesome Bloomberg's operation was?
by quaquaqua1 7y ago
That's awkward, why did Yang tweet and go on TV saying how awesome Bloomberg's operation was?
- fma 7y agooperation != philosophy...
- zarmin 7y agoHe works for CNN?
- fma 7y agoHe has a contract to provide political commentary. It's actually pretty good... Example for Super Tuesday commentary. These are snppets of only conversations Yang participated in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oclz7S8aXoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oclz7S8aXoo
- evanlivingston 7y agoDNC propaganda efforts for unity?
- qntmfred 7y agoIs it not possible for Yang to acknowledge the scale and capability of Bloomberg's operation without it being considered an endorsement of some kind??
- dmix 7y agoThis is like when people started calling Glenn Greenwald an "alt-right supporter" because he said he admired the rise and efficacy of Brietbart's operations some time during or after the previous election (can't remember when exactly, it was after they skyrocketed from fringe site to a major news operation). Social media is turning sections of the public back a few centuries where mere a positive reference is guilt-by-association and the tribalistic off-with-the-head mentality kicks in. It's quite nasty and anti-intellectual, and the growing prevalence and toleration of it for political ends honestly scares me a bit.
- skybrian 7y agoIt seems like Yang has written something nice on Twitter about every candidate who dropped out? He seems to like people and praise doesn't cost anything. I don't know if it's mutual, though?