Matt is an old-fashioned liberal who isn't a fan of war, really doesn't like censorship, and also opposes things like the government spying on our own citizens. I don't think he's ever voted for a Republican. These days, I don't think he'd vote for many Democrats either. But he was a Kucinich supporter when Brie was just becoming a teena…
Matt is an old-fashioned liberal who isn't a fan of war, really doesn't like censorship, and also opposes things like the government spying on our own citizens. I don't think he's ever voted for a Republican. These days, I don't think he'd vote for many Democrats either. But he was a Kucinich supporter when Brie was just becoming a teenager. Hell, he supported Bernie before Brie did.
Matt has a loyal following who have read him since at least the RS days. Following his publication of the Twitter Files, he gained a large number of Twitter followers, as people were interested in this government/NGO/tech industry conspiracy to censor. Many of them also found his Substack. It is true that the newcomers seem to be more to the right than the previous audience, but all the newcomers have really made this comments board great. If one wants an echo chamber for comments, one can go to The Free Press. And maybe since they no longer perceive that they are surrounded by other Trump-haters, some of those with TDS have radically drawn back their Orange Man Bad rants.
But for Brie to even think for a minute that Matt doesn't go after the right-wing bad guys, it demonstrates her ignorance. Matt goes after the FBI, DHS, CIA, etc. You know, THE BAD GUYS?? Her problem is that she, along with an enormous number of idiots in this country, have decided that the FBI, DHS, etc. are all great, because they will help prevent Trump. All fun and games until they turn their guns on you.
Like I said, I think she has a personal investment in the Bernie catastrophe having been caused by nefarious doings above and beyond the DNC and MSM blatant manipulations. She also has a job to do on Rising.
I can't agree that one-note rightwingers make anything great. but as we used to say YMMV.
Spicy take - right wingers and left wingers in and of themselves are not the problem. When either side turns authoritarian is where we have problems. And in 2024, the left wingers are the authoritarians.
Matt is an old-fashioned liberal who isn't a fan of war, really doesn't like censorship, and also opposes things like the government spying on our own citizens. I don't think he's ever voted for a Republican. These days, I don't think he'd vote for many Democrats either. But he was a Kucinich supporter when Brie was just becoming a teenager. Hell, he supported Bernie before Brie did.
Matt has a loyal following who have read him since at least the RS days. Following his publication of the Twitter Files, he gained a large number of Twitter followers, as people were interested in this government/NGO/tech industry conspiracy to censor. Many of them also found his Substack. It is true that the newcomers seem to be more to the right than the previous audience, but all the newcomers have really made this comments board great. If one wants an echo chamber for comments, one can go to The Free Press. And maybe since they no longer perceive that they are surrounded by other Trump-haters, some of those with TDS have radically drawn back their Orange Man Bad rants.
But for Brie to even think for a minute that Matt doesn't go after the right-wing bad guys, it demonstrates her ignorance. Matt goes after the FBI, DHS, CIA, etc. You know, THE BAD GUYS?? Her problem is that she, along with an enormous number of idiots in this country, have decided that the FBI, DHS, etc. are all great, because they will help prevent Trump. All fun and games until they turn their guns on you.
Bri clearly doesn't think that.
Like I said, I think she has a personal investment in the Bernie catastrophe having been caused by nefarious doings above and beyond the DNC and MSM blatant manipulations. She also has a job to do on Rising.
I can't agree that one-note rightwingers make anything great. but as we used to say YMMV.
Spicy take - right wingers and left wingers in and of themselves are not the problem. When either side turns authoritarian is where we have problems. And in 2024, the left wingers are the authoritarians.