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Salusa Secundus Snape's avatar

Yeah… like Canadians need an excuse to be anti-American these days. (There’s another topic Matt’s scrotum is a little too empty to tackle: Trump’s “freedom of speech” to threaten military action against every nation in the Northern Hemisphere. You guys seem pretty cool with it, though.)

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David Cashion's avatar

Cry harder.

Fucking broken record player.

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BookWench's avatar

What makes you think anyone is cool with anything?

The fact that we aren't constantly banging on about it?

There are other things going on in the world.

I don't get why you regularly show up here to do nothing but complain that Matt isn't covering some OTHER issue near and dear to your heart.

Matt is an independent journalist, and he doesn't need you as an editor.

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Salusa Secundus Snape's avatar

One need not "bang on" about it to simply MENTION it. And, of course, it is Matt's prerogative to broach the subject first.

(And really... there AREN'T other things going on in the world. No headline doesn't lead to Trump right now.)

And that is my point: Matt Taibbi will bury you in every arcane grievance he has having to do with censorship at the fringes, but when it comes to the things that are affecting actual people--like the campus protesters thrown into jail-- the guy's tongue is stapled to the roof of his mouth.

So then, what do you think Matt is going to say when CANADIAN green card holders are being picked up by ICE?

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BookWench's avatar

Look, you are a troll, and I can respect that.

The best trolls are funny, though, and you are sadly failing in that regard.

I have a personality quirk, in that I enjoy trolling trolls, so here we are.

The fact is, Matt is writing about whatever strikes his fancy at the moment, and hundreds of us are happy to pay for the privilege of reading his work.

I don't expect Matt, or any other writer I follow, to write to order, & your repeated criticisms are just arrogant & annoying.

You do raise some good issues regarding Trump, but if you expect any of us disgruntled Trump voters to read your work, you need to stop bashing Matt for not writing about the stuff you are interested in, and just start doing your own thing.

"Let a thousand flowers bloom."

There is a market for those who are not afflicted with TDS, but who have valid criticisms of Trump's actions, particularly regarding free speech.

Peace.

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Salusa Secundus Snape's avatar

If I'm such a troll, how come I am ignoring you, and how come this is the last time I will respond to you?

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badnabor's avatar

In fairness, I think BookWench just pointed out that you were a "troll", not that you were particularly good at it.

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Salusa Secundus Snape's avatar

What a shameful thing to be good at!

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Shaun's avatar

Dumbass.

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MajorSensible's avatar

What campus protestors were thrown in jail by the federal government?

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steven t koenig's avatar

The thing I most like to do is give someone money then berate them for what they do with it. Matt is not crying all the way to the bank. He's just going there.

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BookWench's avatar

As Milo Yiannopoulos used to say to critics, "Keep whining. You're helping me pay to heat my pool."

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