I haven't listened to the series that's inspired this most recent wave of outrage, but I trust Zakir and @AstuteAF and I've signal boosted their critiques as a result.
In general, I think "both sides"ing fascist paramilitaries is a bad and irresponsible move for journalists.
In general, I think "both sides"ing fascist paramilitaries is a bad and irresponsible move for journalists.
https://twitter.com/ZakirSpeaks/status/1440514951261478913
I've seen antifascists do some dumb / bad stuff, and I've reported on that. But I never forget that one group in this fight seeks widespread violence and murder of whole swathes of the population. We know this because they discuss it, repeatedly, in a variety of locations.
You can't properly report on Patriot Prayer / Proud Boys, etc without discussing their ties and members who are outright Nazis. The constant comments about genocide and killing democrats, press, etc who disagree with them. Their express desire to use the state to kill their foes.
I feel like very little has been learned, on a national or local level, since 2016, and it is my suspicion that journalists will continue to fuck this up. The situation is already way out of hand and it will not get better soon.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
