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Re:My Resignation from the Intercept by __blockcipher__ on Thursday October 29, 2020 @02:26PM (#24933659)
It's not nonsense, because you're missing that if you criticize someone who you are allowed to criticize, there is no risk to yourself. It's going against the herd and criticizing someone like Joe Biden that will get you thrown out of the club.

So, if it's a high-profile investigative piece on a senior trump admin official, everyone will applaud you. But as soon as you start investigating the Biden family or, on the other hand, write something positive about Trump & Co, then you'll quickly find yourself out of the club.

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Re:My Resignation from the Intercept by Veen on Thursday October 29, 2020 @04:34PM (#24935429)
You are right, but it goes both ways. If a writer at the Federalist or Breibart tried to publish a piece arguing AOC's economics actually had some merit, they would not be met with an enthusiastic response from their professional and social circles.

Polarization and factionalism on both sides of the media is the problem.

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Re:My Resignation from the Intercept by chrisco255 on Friday October 30, 2020 @01:24AM (#24939425)
The right doesn't try to get people fired for saying they like AOC. They will just hit back with their own points. That's the way it's supposed to go in a civil society.
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