This site skews fairly liberal/progressive and the progressives are "The System" today so of course they jealously defend it from criticism on any front. It's a

This site skews fairly liberal/progressive and the progressives are "The System" today so of course they jealously defend it from criticism on any front. It's a bit disorienting because traditionally the left has been the critic/counter culture, but they've won the meaningful and influential cultural and economic institutions (universities, media, tech, etc) over the last 50 years. Sure, they aren't the flag waving (well, not American flags anyways) patriots we see on the other side. Those guys live in a make believe place that will never come back. The left however has won bigger prizes - not just American institutions but globally across Europe, parts of Asia, and South America. So yes, criticizing this machine is an afront on what's right according to hegemonic power.