I'm old enough to remember people defending the incarceration of Nelson Mandela with "He's a criminal, he cheated on his wife, people died because of him!" Now they smear Assange but history will vindicate his defenders. The only question is how long, and will it kill him first?
I read your articles; I look around; I hear Trump say a foreign power should rightfully control congress; I see government change hands but nothing changes; I see power acquisition disguised as public health; I see petty tribalism supplant journalism; I see patriots tortured and monsters feted, and suddenly I get the appeal of believing I'm separate from everything.
Thing is: you're astute observations will never be read by liberals; since it's difficult to read cherry-picked samples, taken out-of-context off an iPhone with fingers rammed in both ears, going NyahNyah-nyah-nah with eyes closed? We can't HANDLE the truth? Workers, radicalized (Check!) and liberals cheering III% OathKeepers shooting us down (Check) since, none of this is new. Ofay, Union, Democrats all voted (the former Liberal Union boss) Reagan in to, "teach the N____ A lesson!" They'd been brainwashed against their own interests & couldn't see the IRONY?
The same happened to Lula in Brazil. And not long ago
I read your articles; I look around; I hear Trump say a foreign power should rightfully control congress; I see government change hands but nothing changes; I see power acquisition disguised as public health; I see petty tribalism supplant journalism; I see patriots tortured and monsters feted, and suddenly I get the appeal of believing I'm separate from everything.
Thing is: you're astute observations will never be read by liberals; since it's difficult to read cherry-picked samples, taken out-of-context off an iPhone with fingers rammed in both ears, going NyahNyah-nyah-nah with eyes closed? We can't HANDLE the truth? Workers, radicalized (Check!) and liberals cheering III% OathKeepers shooting us down (Check) since, none of this is new. Ofay, Union, Democrats all voted (the former Liberal Union boss) Reagan in to, "teach the N____ A lesson!" They'd been brainwashed against their own interests & couldn't see the IRONY?
https://theanalysis.news/stop-subsidizing-wall-st-start-subsidizing-workers-for-high-energy-costs-bob-pollin/
https://mobile.twitter.com/MarkAmesExiled/status/1454860313652826113
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/10/29/class-war-heats-up/
https://www.desmog.com/2021/11/01/problem-calling-fracked-gas-responsibly-sourced/
I love your writings Caitlin. You help keep us sane in this mad infantile world.