It is the manifestation of the greed and selfishness that our version of capitalism has predicated.

It is because decency compels decent people to back down.

Bullies lack empathy. They cannot be pacified with reason.

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Episode is going to make you mad!

A lot of newsrooms are now a lot whiter because a lot of decision makers in journalism decided running the murderous desires of Tom Cotton, without review or anything, was a fundamental right editorial boards must be able to exercise freely somehow.

This also really ought to put the entire “send in the troops” editorial episode in a much clearer context for everyone who decided the important takeaway was an “out of control” newsroom rather than y’know a sitting Senator calling for people to be shot in the street.

It is fully possible to disagree in a seminar (I've never been to one where it doesn't happen) and even to have robust, useful conversations across pretty wide gaps in positions and commitments, but it does require that all involved be acting in good faith.

He talking about them being weird. Let’s talk about what weird shit he was on that he spend three years in jail for DV !