The boss of the NYT op-ed page was fired because he ran a controversial op-ed by a sitting U.S. Senator.
But a few months later, a propagandist for an authoritarian regime gets to argue that a violent putdown of peaceful protests was needed in the same pages.
This is just nuts.
But a few months later, a propagandist for an authoritarian regime gets to argue that a violent putdown of peaceful protests was needed in the same pages.
This is just nuts.
I did not like Cotton's op-ed.
And there is a case for turning the NYT op-ed page into a venue that fights for liberal democratic values rather than printing all the opinion that's newsworthy.
But the hypocrisy here is just staggering.
And there is a case for turning the NYT op-ed page into a venue that fights for liberal democratic values rather than printing all the opinion that's newsworthy.
But the hypocrisy here is just staggering.
It is also one of the best examples of, um, systemic racism in American journalism:
Want to advocate for brutal measures that might affect American lives? No way.
Want to advocate for brutal measures that destroy lives in Asia or Africa? Welcome to our pages!
Want to advocate for brutal measures that might affect American lives? No way.
Want to advocate for brutal measures that destroy lives in Asia or Africa? Welcome to our pages!
"After months of chaos in the city, something had to be done."
Do these people not hear themselves?
I don't have words.
Do these people not hear themselves?
I don't have words.
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