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Oh, nice rhetoric. But yes, I am in fact saying that by classifying Greenwald as less than a full journalist (an activist, a blogger - anything but a professio
by Vivtek 13y ago
Oh, nice rhetoric.
But yes, I am in fact saying that by classifying Greenwald as less than a full journalist (an activist, a blogger - anything but a professional who earns his living as a credentialed journalist), Reuters is tacitly supporting the government in their surveillance state normalcy and is, as you so colorfully put it, an enemy of the people in a very literal and immediate sense.
I particularly like how you kind of strawman me and ad-hominem me in the same phrase there. Are you aware that the phrase "enemy of the people" is associated with Stalinist propaganda and therefore has overtones of Red Scare and McCarthyism, and in later years a certain dilettante unseriousness on the part of the acusee? Or is that just unconscious for you? Either way, thanks for contributing. I'm always happy to see people who are unclear about what I'm saying to ask for greater clarity.
- pekk 13y agoReuters isn't tacitly saying anything. Reuters is not required to take a particular, positive POV toward Greenwald in order to be objective. That isn't objectivity.
- Vivtek 13y agoReally? By identifying Greenwald as an activist and a "blogger" (which is shorthand for "amateur") and not identifying him as a journalist, Reuters most definitely is making a tacit statement of his role in society, whether that makes you uncomfortable or not. By identifying his role using words that indicate amateur status, they are supporting the government's desired point of view. I honestly can't tell if you're just naive or if you disagree with me politically, but if it's naivete I encourage you to start thinking about these issues.