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So first of all you're responding to what you want to read, not the actual content of my comment. I said that the friend of mine in question was a self describe
by hguant 5y ago
So first of all you're responding to what you want to read, not the actual content of my comment. I said that the friend of mine in question was a self described hard Leftist, and that he was big in leftist oriented Twitter. I made no statement about New Republic...which is in fact a hard left publication. When you were looking at Wikipedia, did you skip the part where they were owned by that guy in the 1980s because it came out that the editors and owner were spies for the USSR, EDIT and they were trying to revamp their image /ENDEDIT? Or the bit about their return to their leftist roots since their sale in 2016?
Furthermore looking at who owned an institution 30-40 years ago doesn't really add any value to the conversation about what they are today.
- groby_b 5y agoDude. The New Republic isn't a GOP outlet, sure. It might even occasionally slightly hurt centrist sensibilities, which would put it left of the NYT. But if you think that's "hard left", you haven't seen hard left, or even moderate left. Try something like wsws.org, or The Jacobin. The New Republic isn't remotely that.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago> I made no statement about New Republic...which is in fact a hard left publication. What are the actual ends of the spectrum on which you identify the NR's position as "hard left" ?
- gunfighthacksaw 5y agoI’ve seen Breitbart comments accusing the AP of being communists. They’re about as milquetoast neoliberal as you can get, but they typically skew towards diversity and democracy which is probably enough to make you a steenkin pinko to some people.