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I mean, the website is pretty honest about its stance when it claims to be about "the history of political struggle", there is also a pop up that states that "j
by voidhorse 2y ago
I mean, the website is pretty honest about its stance when it claims to be about "the history of political struggle", there is also a pop up that states that "journalism is a tool in the anti-fascist toolbox"
I completely sympathize with the desire for nuance, the problem is, there's an inherent tension between reporting facts and providing a nuanced view and galvanizing people into action. I think this venue is clearly trying to do the latter. This is not meant to convince anyone that this is a problem, it's meant to fuel the fire of people who do think it's a problem. Authors have different rhetorical aims whenever they write. You can challenge their use of the word journalism as a descriptor on these grounds, but it's not as though they presented any falsehoods. They are clearly writing to an audience. And, honestly, when problems really are as blatantly severe and bordering on catastrophe as they are today, there's really very little value in trying to convince stodgy people who still refuse to acknowledge a problem.