,
5 tweets,
2 min read
Read on Twitter
How is it that @nytopinion can't get a single Trump supporter to write for them? Instead we have to make due with David Brooks' fantasies of what they would say. Do they not seek them out? Refuse to publish them? It's absolutely mind-boggling and a huge disservice to readers.
OF COURSE we shld understand how they think. They're half our nation! As Brooks notes in his actually accurate cosplay, cutting them out of public discourse is a major driver of support for Trump. The paper of record shld feature their voices, not this embarrassing ventriloquism.
You want Trump supporters to read the New York Times and trust its reporting? How about reflecting their views once in a while? Signal that you exist for them too. We're siloing ourselves and we will be the ones to pay the price.
I guess it is official policy. What a crying shame.
The idea that everyone we disagree w is racist or dishonest is just so convenient. But those of us with relationships with Trump supporters know it's fantasy. We all need to do better at finding people we respect to disagree with (None of this is a defense of Trump himself obv)
