tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post4655736937439148842..comments2024-03-29T05:00:41.967-05:00Comments on driftglass: David Brooks Is The Worst Journalist In Americadriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-4743717418769832332018-01-03T05:32:32.114-06:002018-01-03T05:32:32.114-06:00Brooks & the MSM have made possible the Conser...Brooks & the MSM have made possible the Conservative Movement's complete seizure of Government. Trump is simply the embodiment of all the bilge that Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Bii O'Reilly, & there ilk have been pumping into Republican brains these last 30 years. rickstersherpa@msn.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489905720399087036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-59224197379594072182018-01-02T23:00:33.986-06:002018-01-02T23:00:33.986-06:00You know, I work at a big honking university. The ...You know, I work at a big honking university. The notion that campus lefties there have any significance is just silly.<br /><br />The real issue is polarization of wealth. It's turning everything ugly. And people like Brooks have no interest in addressing that issue by, like, taxing the wealthy and improving the social safety net. So instead they invoke culture wars. <br /><br />Sure, there are a bunch of young, idealistic kids who hate fascism on campus. <br /><br />But the reality is that the administrations are reliably servile in their support of the rich and their perpetuation of class privilege. <br /><br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630222099564418320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-68837712987429992032018-01-02T17:30:56.510-06:002018-01-02T17:30:56.510-06:00"....we’ll strive to do better."
A goal..."....we’ll strive to do better."<br /><br />A goal achievable by January 3rd simply with the dropping the editorial page and firing anyone employed by it. <br /><br />Because the majority of the NYT editorial page (like most papers) is for conservative subscribers to read calming fairy tales about why that page one story done by a skilled reporter who dug deep for months on end on a given subject is just liberal bullshit designed to complicate simple problems, corrupt morals, confuse the unwashed masses, slander the wealthy, and/or destroy the nation. trgahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718897286384990852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-75576208608974901172018-01-02T17:28:49.167-06:002018-01-02T17:28:49.167-06:00'Jimmy is our prize pupil. We're giving hi...'Jimmy is our prize pupil. We're giving him away next week.' -- Firesign Theater / Bozos On This Bus, We're All, I think.<br /><br /><br />Driftglass, may I ditto again what fulsome praise you have been told a thousandfold. That D.Brooks certainly sees your words on him, recognizes the truth you say his guilt is, and is scared to death and tremorous of you.<br />Keep it up.<br /><br />As for the new Sulzberger. Patrimonial puff. Expect as some do that he'll wimp out, throw up all his hands, sell out to Murdocalyse, and walk away. Prepper billionaire.<br /><br />You got that Guilt button on your desktop, too, I read. Flub-er publisher.Meremarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625496335637333544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-56415253620146362502018-01-02T16:03:58.553-06:002018-01-02T16:03:58.553-06:00Driftglass I prize myself for my advanced use of E...Driftglass I prize myself for my advanced use of English and how to write. Everyday though I see your brilliance here and hang my head in shame. And you do it not once but frequently weekly. And I speak both of the substance and the style of your output. Thank you. Jim Buttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076856552208106513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-51368979424139047382018-01-02T15:49:35.506-06:002018-01-02T15:49:35.506-06:00There's something funny about that piece. Broo...There's something funny about that piece. Brooks is complaining about "tribalism," that all-purpose lament of the well-heeled squishy centrist longing for those days when they still had friends. But his solution - as it's been since he gave up on his fantasy of the BernieBros becoming paleocons - is to (re)create a traditionalist society that is culturally homogenous and exclusionary of the outside world. In other words, his solution to "tribalism" is to create a much larger tribe - like that great peacemaker Temujin did.<br /><br />Of course, that's more thought than he put into what is clearly another book report column. I wish I could get paid to skim a book of philosophy and summarize it in three double-spaced pages.Andrew Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780648896926049012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-65145283490088200992018-01-02T15:42:55.054-06:002018-01-02T15:42:55.054-06:00David Brooks is not a journalist.
He is a practic...David Brooks is not a journalist.<br /><br />He is a practiced cultural observer and a moral and spiritual thought leader. <br /><br />As is well known, there are no rules or standards for thought leaders. They simply share their thoughts and we are to marvel at how wise, moral and thoughtful they are. <br /><br />Because only a wise, moral and thoughful person would have permanent employment at the Paper of Record, am I right?bt1138https://www.blogger.com/profile/12843326237379459791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-6866171017758852212018-01-02T15:27:26.637-06:002018-01-02T15:27:26.637-06:00One of the oddest phenomenons I have been experie...One of the oddest phenomenons I have been experiencing.<br /><br />When meeting someone for the first time. Normally in casual functions. There are many conservatives that have a burning desire to present a first impression (or something).<br /><br />They are itching and scratching for any inopportune moment in a conversation to announce (declare) there conservatism).<br /><br />Why is it odd to me?<br />Because it used to be folks like this would have a burning to announce their religion and faith. <br />How the public announcement has changed from the more divine than thou to the superior political ideological mindset they now live. When indulging long enough their closer relationship with their God eventually floats to the top of ego flogging.<br />It is the serving two masters. Well three masters actually because wealthy donors or potential wealthy :friends" is part of their Trinity.<br /><br />It is just so odd to see this trend in some folks. It is always slathered in self pride.<br /><br />I imaging it provides a self elevated position the Brooks's of the world shallowly dwell in their mud puddles on the penthouse floor they look down at other from to arrive at their evaluated conclusions of the soiled masses and what is wrong with them.Robthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736678459663803707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-36951877643536561102018-01-02T12:43:56.345-06:002018-01-02T12:43:56.345-06:00"...otherwise be the diametric opposite of Da..."...otherwise be the diametric opposite of David Brooks in every way."<br /><br /> That is at least good advice.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland<br /><br />dinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com