@DumbLibStuff@cmclymer Continuing to spread knowingly unfounded information because “who knows, maybe it could be right eventually” is insane and wildly dangerous in this moment.
When do we get a retraction from The Wall Street Journal for erroneously claiming the assassination was related to trans people? When do we get apologies from every journalist who spread that disinformation?
These are video game and furry memes. I cannot believe how irresponsible the WSJ was in blasting out a speculative claim that the bullets were inscribed with "transgender and antifascist ideology"(?) as news. A catastrophic failure that could have real and lasting consequences.
Been loathe to just pluck random comments as representative. Democrats have denounced the killing, expressed shock, as have most on the left. That there is a consensus that runs from hasan and jacobin to schumer and jeffreys speaks to what the actual broad view is of the "left." And that hasn’t stopped some elected Republicans from blaming half the country for the killing.
But this kind of comment (not this one specifically) is more than just an isolated or rare response - it does represent a strain of thinking on the left, what jacobin calls "a competitive lack of empathy" that is real and not worth pretending otherwise. No one is bullying anyone into mourning. Not trying to make you "feel" anything, or shame anyone. It's not about decorum or respect or performative grieving. And it's not about defending Charlie Kirk's worldview even a little bit.
But I do want to persuade anyone who hated Charlie Kirk's politics to care that he is dead, to be stricken by it, if not because it's a moral horror, than because of where it may lead. That is especially important when leaders on the right are using this killing as a pretext for a crackdown.
But also, we live in a depraved era. It's difficult not to let it harden us, whatever the justification. Fighting that impulse is worthwhile not for the sake of "civility" or "norms" but out of love for ourselves. Not feeling isn't victory, it's defeat.
Like everything @jburnmurdoch makes, this chart is amazing.
The sharp decline in conscientiousness and rise in neuroticism among young people is astonishing.
But also of note: literally every age group has gotten less extroverted in the age of the smartphone
What an unbelievable betrayal. These people dedicated their lives to serving this country and Trump stabs them in the back to score cheap political points. Shameful.
Everyone please and watch and share this: 1) she lies about her record, 2) a reporter points out the lie, 3) she messes up her response, 4) then goes on a rant, and finally 5) plays the victim and plays a misogyny card.
Nancy Mace, folks: