I thought it was fine; Ross is a columnist rather than a straight news reporter and I'm sure he saw a little — or perhaps a lot — of himself in Charlie
The bow tie thing was the tipoff. He identifies with what he thinks are right-wing dweebs…which I am sad to say appears to mean George F. Will and Tucker Carlson.
I think that Democrats, as a demonstration of their commitment to free speech and to put their money where their mouths are with respect to condemning violence against those they disagree with, should start platforming the likes of Steve Sailer, Jared Taylor, Ron Unz, etc. Let them speak freely on CNN, NPR, PBS, MSNBC; make YouTubers and podcasters and such feel comfortable hosting them without fear of debanking or boycotts or whatever; etc.
Until they start recognizing and accepting these personae non gratae as civilized and intelligent men with differing opinions rather than Literally Hitlers Most Evil Men In The World, they're still guilty of encouraging, however subtly or not-so-subtly, this ongoing violence against dissident voices.
In 2019, the groypers organized themselves around challenging him.
Only a few years later, at least ideologically, he wound up being a better groyper than the original groypers, who by then chucked what they started being for the sake of the Nick cult.
Before tonight's game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk.
Kirk founded the youth activist group “Turning Point USA” and had become a fixture on college campuses. Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two children, was 31 years old.
Sad that Ross Douthat wrote more about Charlie triggering his teenage wingnut-nerdlinger insecurities than the man himself.
I thought it was fine; Ross is a columnist rather than a straight news reporter and I'm sure he saw a little — or perhaps a lot — of himself in Charlie
The bow tie thing was the tipoff. He identifies with what he thinks are right-wing dweebs…which I am sad to say appears to mean George F. Will and Tucker Carlson.
I think that Democrats, as a demonstration of their commitment to free speech and to put their money where their mouths are with respect to condemning violence against those they disagree with, should start platforming the likes of Steve Sailer, Jared Taylor, Ron Unz, etc. Let them speak freely on CNN, NPR, PBS, MSNBC; make YouTubers and podcasters and such feel comfortable hosting them without fear of debanking or boycotts or whatever; etc.
Until they start recognizing and accepting these personae non gratae as civilized and intelligent men with differing opinions rather than Literally Hitlers Most Evil Men In The World, they're still guilty of encouraging, however subtly or not-so-subtly, this ongoing violence against dissident voices.
In 2019, the groypers organized themselves around challenging him.
Only a few years later, at least ideologically, he wound up being a better groyper than the original groypers, who by then chucked what they started being for the sake of the Nick cult.
palestine will be free
From the New York Yankees...
Before tonight's game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk.
Kirk founded the youth activist group “Turning Point USA” and had become a fixture on college campuses. Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two children, was 31 years old.
https://x.com/Yankees/status/1965913114450501983
As an aside, the president will be attending tonight's game as it's the 24th anniversary of 9/11