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And then he had Bernie Sanders on. Should we disavow Bernie Sanders for speaking to a man who has conversations with horrible people? Walter Cronkite had a con
by UnpossibleJim 5y ago
And then he had Bernie Sanders on. Should we disavow Bernie Sanders for speaking to a man who has conversations with horrible people?
Walter Cronkite had a conversation with Fidel Castro and it was broadcast to millions around America. Was that an abomination, spoiling the minds of the impressionable people too weak to think for themselves?
- awb 5y agoBernie’s interview was in 2019 prior to COVID and BLM, but after Rogan’s transgender comments. And there was backlash: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-rogan-endorsement/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-r... In both examples, politicians and news anchors are in the attention business. Same thing with conspiracy theorists. They want your attention. Doctors aren’t supposed to be motivated by attention but by helping people improve or maintain their health.