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I think that decision was worse than a sign that they have given in to market forces. They have given in to internal activists who have no desire to learn, thi

I think that decision was worse than a sign that they have given in to market forces. They have given in to internal activists who have no desire to learn, think, or report the truth, merely use the paper as a weapon for social change.

nickthemagicman 6y ago
That's Matt Taiabbis proposition too. https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media-is-destroying-itself https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media-is-destroying-i...
- rendall 6y ago
  Awesome! Another reader of Taibbi's. By the way, the Post Gazette seems to have stolen that article, so maybe don't drive business their way. https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1274747185507246081?s=20 https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1274747185507246081?s=20 Instead, here is Taibbi's substack. If you're off a mind, a subscription is only $40 per year, but the stolen article is nevertheless free. https://taibbi.substack.com/ https://taibbi.substack.com/
  - nickthemagicman 6y ago
    Hey thanks! I just grabbed from the first google link. That's SUPER messed up. I hope he sues. Will update. Love Taibbi!
- tomjakubowski 6y ago
  A response: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/taibbi-cotton-free-speech/ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/taibbi-cotton-fre...
  - nickthemagicman 6y ago
    Interesting and good point. I could see how people could think that it's good idea to censor violent extremist viewpoints. I tend towards Taibbi's interpretation of publishing anything because I would rather err on the side of releasing dangerous info and let people decide for themselves, than having a media police that police what we read.
at-fates-hands 6y ago
> They have given in to internal activists who have no desire to learn, think, or report the truth. I am shocked and saddened this is where we are as a society. Literally one man's opinion distressed so many people, in such a way, they felt the need to raise an army and then descend on their employer and demand they remove, recant and say it will never happen again? We have arrived at a time in place where you cannot have your own opinion without fear of the rage mob coming after you. “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” George Orwell -1984
- evgen 6y ago
  That man was a United States Senator who suggested using the military to suppress political dissent. The suggestion that this is some minor newspeak squabble or a brief outbreak of political correctness grossly underplays how dangerous this suggestion was and the seeing you try to use Orwell to support your point is even more ridiculous.
  - happythomist 6y ago
    Actually, the op-ed states: > Some elites have excused this orgy of violence in the spirit of radical chic, calling it an understandable response to the wrongful death of George Floyd. Those excuses are built on a revolting moral equivalence of rioters and looters to peaceful, law-abiding protesters. A majority who seek to protest peacefully shouldn’t be confused with bands of miscreants. But the rioting has nothing to do with George Floyd, whose bereaved relatives have condemned violence. Setting aside whether using the Insurrection Act to respond to rioting and looting is an appropriate response, it is quite clear that Tom Cotton is not advocating the use of the the military to "suppress political dissent", which would obviously violate the First Amendment.
    - philwelch 6y ago

nickthemagicman 6y ago

That's Matt Taiabbis proposition too. https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media-is-destroying-itself https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media-is-destroying-i...

rendall 6y ago
Awesome! Another reader of Taibbi's. By the way, the Post Gazette seems to have stolen that article, so maybe don't drive business their way. https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1274747185507246081?s=20 https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1274747185507246081?s=20 Instead, here is Taibbi's substack. If you're off a mind, a subscription is only $40 per year, but the stolen article is nevertheless free. https://taibbi.substack.com/ https://taibbi.substack.com/
- nickthemagicman 6y ago
  Hey thanks! I just grabbed from the first google link. That's SUPER messed up. I hope he sues. Will update. Love Taibbi!
tomjakubowski 6y ago
A response: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/taibbi-cotton-free-speech/ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/taibbi-cotton-fre...
- nickthemagicman 6y ago
  Interesting and good point. I could see how people could think that it's good idea to censor violent extremist viewpoints. I tend towards Taibbi's interpretation of publishing anything because I would rather err on the side of releasing dangerous info and let people decide for themselves, than having a media police that police what we read.

at-fates-hands 6y ago

> They have given in to internal activists who have no desire to learn, think, or report the truth. I am shocked and saddened this is where we are as a society. Literally one man's opinion distressed so many people, in such a way, they felt the need to raise an army and then descend on their employer and demand they remove, recant and say it will never happen again? We have arrived at a time in place where you cannot have your own opinion without fear of the rage mob coming after you. “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” George Orwell -1984

evgen 6y ago
That man was a United States Senator who suggested using the military to suppress political dissent. The suggestion that this is some minor newspeak squabble or a brief outbreak of political correctness grossly underplays how dangerous this suggestion was and the seeing you try to use Orwell to support your point is even more ridiculous.
- happythomist 6y ago
  Actually, the op-ed states: > Some elites have excused this orgy of violence in the spirit of radical chic, calling it an understandable response to the wrongful death of George Floyd. Those excuses are built on a revolting moral equivalence of rioters and looters to peaceful, law-abiding protesters. A majority who seek to protest peacefully shouldn’t be confused with bands of miscreants. But the rioting has nothing to do with George Floyd, whose bereaved relatives have condemned violence. Setting aside whether using the Insurrection Act to respond to rioting and looting is an appropriate response, it is quite clear that Tom Cotton is not advocating the use of the the military to "suppress political dissent", which would obviously violate the First Amendment.
  - philwelch 6y ago