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Taibbi’s been at this his whole career: everybody is dumb, this is all a big joke, I’m going to cover the 2004 election on acid and in a gorilla suit, I’m the b
by viburnum 6y ago
Taibbi’s been at this his whole career: everybody is dumb, this is all a big joke, I’m going to cover the 2004 election on acid and in a gorilla suit, I’m the bad boy frat guy of journalism, I will never wipe the smirk off my face.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoSomeone had to pick up the mantle after Hunter S Thompson offed himself in the early 2000s. Nor does him being a smirking fratboy make him less incorrect. As time progresses all of Hunter Thompson's quotes about Nixon and his cronies (e.g. Roger Ailes) seem more true and prophetic than ever.
- mancerayder 6y agoHe's a media critic, and has a particular concern with groupthink and a stifling of ideas. Your criticisms are curious character ad hominems exactly like one would expect. No one bothers countering with reason anymore, it's all just a zinger or hot take. Again, exactly as expected because that is the new norm.