Bari, I am dropping my subscription, and I thought I should tell you why.
The reason is your one-sidedness: your otherwise admirable defense of free speech and individual rights is completely undermined, IMO, by your (willful?) inaction in confronting authoritarianism in the US from the right.
Bari, I am dropping my subscription, and I thought I should tell you why.
The reason is your one-sidedness: your otherwise admirable defense of free speech and individual rights is completely undermined, IMO, by your (willful?) inaction in confronting authoritarianism in the US from the right.
Authoritarianism is NOT OK no matter which side does it. By focusing on one side only, you are only helping the other side's authoritarian moves.
I will not give my monetary support to any writer/commenter/journalist who cannot (or refuses to) see this bigger picture.
Also, the left has control of government, the media, academia, Hollywood and corporate America. So where exactly is the right having an impact in our society ?
Bari is a voice in the void that is mainstream media. If you want a counter-opinion, you need only visit virtually any of the large newspapers or turn on your nightly news. The problem is that there is little to counter THEIR one-sidedness - except for Bari and those like her. We discontinued our subscription to the NYT and directed those funds to reporters like Bari. I'm sure the NYT or WaPo will happily invite you back into their echo-chambers, Mark. (Karla, Chris's wife)
I am center left but I'm gonna call BS here. I challenge you to provide a single, concrete example of creeping authoritarianism on the right, and not some fringe exception to the rule.
I suspect Bari would ruthlessly call it out if it were present, too. She is no fan of the Right.
Conversely, rampant authoritarianism from the Left is self-evident. This story is but one example.
I don’t have a sense of her avoiding criticizing the right. Each issue is a new topic. Perhaps she will cover one of your concerns one day. I don’t see her as right wing or left. Just speaking truth to power. And from my standpoint the right by and large are more than adequately called out. It is the left who need to be challenged by progressive and educated peers who are not right wing Trumpists.
Mark, I'm guessing that during the McCarthy era, you would have been screaming about the New York Times not writing about censorship and blacklisting from the left and overly focusing on the threat from the right. Utterly ridiculous ...
Please describe where or how right wing authoritarianism is having an impact on our society. Since ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTimes and WaPo spew left wing cancel culture everyday, it is refreshing to see Bari, a self pro seed liberal, taking on the loons on the far left.
" authoritarianism in the US from the right." - Such as? I think 30-40 years ago, you saw evangelicals trying to control what's taught in rural schools and put on the airwaves...that's pretty much disappeared. Most rural conservatives just want to be left alone, not sure how that's authoritarian?
I often wish for 90's democrats who chanted "more welfare, higher taxes." Now they're chanting "kill whitey," or worse, "kill jews/israelis" and they loathe America.
I see Substack writers (such as Weiss, Greenwald, Singal, Taibbi) as filling in a deficit left by mainstream media. Major outlets focus almost completely on criticism of the right, but ignore legitimate criticisms of the left. This wouldn’t be a problem if right wing media were more credible. Instead, that leaves the only criticism of left wing politics/culture coming from dubious sources at best. Substack writers bring credible and professional attention to the left without having it come from journalists (like Rush Limbaugh & co.) who do not share my values.
I hope more people see these Substack writers as just filling in this hole rather than providing complete coverage to way mainstream outlets (are supposed to) do.
If you want to read criticism of the right, just subscribe to the NYTimes or WaPo. They do it 24/7. I pay to subscribe to Bari's substack because I need to balance the woke nonsense I'm bombarded with each day by the mainstream media.
Bari, I am dropping my subscription, and I thought I should tell you why.
The reason is your one-sidedness: your otherwise admirable defense of free speech and individual rights is completely undermined, IMO, by your (willful?) inaction in confronting authoritarianism in the US from the right.
Authoritarianism is NOT OK no matter which side does it. By focusing on one side only, you are only helping the other side's authoritarian moves.
I will not give my monetary support to any writer/commenter/journalist who cannot (or refuses to) see this bigger picture.
Also, the left has control of government, the media, academia, Hollywood and corporate America. So where exactly is the right having an impact in our society ?
Bari is a voice in the void that is mainstream media. If you want a counter-opinion, you need only visit virtually any of the large newspapers or turn on your nightly news. The problem is that there is little to counter THEIR one-sidedness - except for Bari and those like her. We discontinued our subscription to the NYT and directed those funds to reporters like Bari. I'm sure the NYT or WaPo will happily invite you back into their echo-chambers, Mark. (Karla, Chris's wife)
same...I have the utmost respect for Abigail Shrier as well. Irreversible Damage is likely the most important book I've read all year.
I am center left but I'm gonna call BS here. I challenge you to provide a single, concrete example of creeping authoritarianism on the right, and not some fringe exception to the rule.
I suspect Bari would ruthlessly call it out if it were present, too. She is no fan of the Right.
Conversely, rampant authoritarianism from the Left is self-evident. This story is but one example.
I don’t have a sense of her avoiding criticizing the right. Each issue is a new topic. Perhaps she will cover one of your concerns one day. I don’t see her as right wing or left. Just speaking truth to power. And from my standpoint the right by and large are more than adequately called out. It is the left who need to be challenged by progressive and educated peers who are not right wing Trumpists.
Mark, I'm guessing that during the McCarthy era, you would have been screaming about the New York Times not writing about censorship and blacklisting from the left and overly focusing on the threat from the right. Utterly ridiculous ...
MarkS, your comment finally pushed me to SUBSCRIBE to Bari. Thanks! So she's Even Steven, at least for today. HaHa!!
I think Bari is a terrific journalist, and even though she leans left and I to the right, I am willing to pay to support her work and hear her voice.
Rock on, Bari. Looking forward to your interview with Abigail, who is a real warrior.
Please describe where or how right wing authoritarianism is having an impact on our society. Since ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTimes and WaPo spew left wing cancel culture everyday, it is refreshing to see Bari, a self pro seed liberal, taking on the loons on the far left.
" authoritarianism in the US from the right." - Such as? I think 30-40 years ago, you saw evangelicals trying to control what's taught in rural schools and put on the airwaves...that's pretty much disappeared. Most rural conservatives just want to be left alone, not sure how that's authoritarian?
I often wish for 90's democrats who chanted "more welfare, higher taxes." Now they're chanting "kill whitey," or worse, "kill jews/israelis" and they loathe America.
I see Substack writers (such as Weiss, Greenwald, Singal, Taibbi) as filling in a deficit left by mainstream media. Major outlets focus almost completely on criticism of the right, but ignore legitimate criticisms of the left. This wouldn’t be a problem if right wing media were more credible. Instead, that leaves the only criticism of left wing politics/culture coming from dubious sources at best. Substack writers bring credible and professional attention to the left without having it come from journalists (like Rush Limbaugh & co.) who do not share my values.
I hope more people see these Substack writers as just filling in this hole rather than providing complete coverage to way mainstream outlets (are supposed to) do.
If you want to read criticism of the right, just subscribe to the NYTimes or WaPo. They do it 24/7. I pay to subscribe to Bari's substack because I need to balance the woke nonsense I'm bombarded with each day by the mainstream media.