He's not arguing that the ACLU stands for nothing, I don't think. He's arguing that it's shifted towards being a general-purpose progressive activism group, sta

He's not arguing that the ACLU stands for nothing, I don't think. He's arguing that it's shifted towards being a general-purpose progressive activism group, standing up for whichever causes are trendy in progressive circles and ignoring causes that aren't, rather than prioritizing based on the underlying principles of civil liberties they're nominally protecting.