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Fuck off David Brooks. There are more strikes happening in the USA now than ever before in my lifetime. Most Americans want free, or at least cheaper healthcar

Fuck off David Brooks. There are more strikes happening in the USA now than ever before in my lifetime. Most Americans want free, or at least cheaper healthcare. These are not isolated beliefs. The fact that this jerk wants to label a few things 'The American Left' and then decry them as isolating just means he either isn't paying attention to what Americans actually want, or intentionally ignoring obvious trends. Frankly he's isolated and out of touch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqZ2PPOLik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqZ2PPOLik

dang 5y ago
Please don't take HN threads further into ideological flamewar. It's a tedious internet genre that degrades the forum and in the end just burns it to a crisp. We're trying to stave that off here, if possible (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=stave%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so...). I'm sure you can make your substantive points thoughtfully—can you please do that instead of name-calling and fulminating? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: I just had to ask you about this not that many posts ago. If you wouldn't mind reviewing the site guidelines and taking the intended spirit of this site more to heart, we'd appreciate it. You're welcome here, and we don't need you to change your views, but we do need you to stick to the rules.
blueflow 5y ago
Toning down would probably prevent your post from being flagged. Being right and being able to bring it across in a non-offensive way are two different shoes.
- efields 5y ago
  No “fuck off David Brooks” is correct sentiment.
dls2016 5y ago
Of course he avoids discussion of any topics with a direct material impact on working class people and instead engages in the same “culture war” crap he’s trying to rail against.
taldridge 5y ago
Pundits be pundits – through the process of claiming that there is a perception of "X" they try to engender perception "X".
ramblerman 5y ago
The irony is you are arguing the same point as him, but took it to heart in some odd agressive way. Cheaper healthcare and worker's rights are universal left wing qualities. The isolation he is pointing out is that instead of these principles, most discussion has been captured by fringe issues which alienate more people than they attract.

dang 5y ago

Please don't take HN threads further into ideological flamewar. It's a tedious internet genre that degrades the forum and in the end just burns it to a crisp. We're trying to stave that off here, if possible (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=stave%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so...). I'm sure you can make your substantive points thoughtfully—can you please do that instead of name-calling and fulminating? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: I just had to ask you about this not that many posts ago. If you wouldn't mind reviewing the site guidelines and taking the intended spirit of this site more to heart, we'd appreciate it. You're welcome here, and we don't need you to change your views, but we do need you to stick to the rules.

blueflow 5y ago

Toning down would probably prevent your post from being flagged. Being right and being able to bring it across in a non-offensive way are two different shoes.

efields 5y ago
No “fuck off David Brooks” is correct sentiment.

dls2016 5y ago

Of course he avoids discussion of any topics with a direct material impact on working class people and instead engages in the same “culture war” crap he’s trying to rail against.

taldridge 5y ago

Pundits be pundits – through the process of claiming that there is a perception of "X" they try to engender perception "X".

ramblerman 5y ago

The irony is you are arguing the same point as him, but took it to heart in some odd agressive way. Cheaper healthcare and worker's rights are universal left wing qualities. The isolation he is pointing out is that instead of these principles, most discussion has been captured by fringe issues which alienate more people than they attract.