The people who are invited to enlighten us with their takes on TV.
But maga is the establishment now, Cenk.
Christ, what a sad fucking weirdo.
Hark at the armchair anarchist with his conveniently flexible definition of âthe establishmentâ!
We need a facepalm and a headdesk emoji.
A glossary of parodic terms in op-eds and punditry:
Identity Politics: Pejorative for equal rights for anyone but cis white men.
Cancel Culture: The mythical banishment of shitheads.
Woke = Stolen from black culture and drained of meaning.
See also: Purity Politics, Both Sides, Undecided Voter.
Iâve been hoping to see improvement and more collaboration among alternative news sources in response to increasing criticism of mass media for enabling the rise of the right:
We need at least one alternative to counter conservative/GOP domination of social media, radio, TV, and print sources:
Iâm not that familiar with the Pacifica Foundation or stations, but plan to find out more:
Another on my list to check out is Free Speech TV:
Iâd add âpartisanshipâ to that list and translate it as âpeople objecting to fascists taking away their rights and livesâ
Not even. WOKE means to them any empathy for outgroups, any questioning of the status quo, any appeal to facts or knowledge over authority, any acknowledgement that the world isnât black and white, any acknowledgment of the shortcomings of âfaithâ and tradition⊠this can keep going because they donât even know what fucking âwokeâ means.
Pacifica
Pretty sure thatâs where Democracy Now! lives. Iâve listened to it for at least 15 years now. Amy Goodman is amazing.
Iâll have to check out more Pacifica programming.