Jamison FoserAug 5, 2023
every time one of these not-so-secretly-racist "rising star" conservatives is unmasked as *extra* racist I do a quick check and YEP they've been published by The New York Times
Show threadmyrmepropagandistAug 5, 2023

@foser

Institutions like the New York Times have an intense desire to be seen as neutral and rational in the eyes of people who at this point have no respect for them-- and this desire is so important that any harm that might come from legitimizing people who have eliminationist ideas just isn't as important.

It's a kind of affirmative action for conservative ideas only practiced by centrist liberals.

Can you imagine centrist conservatives ever even having such a concern?

Show threadflere-imsaho 🇺🇦

@futurebird @foser every single time nyt is shown doing this, i'm tempted to post this:

HITLER TAMED BY PRISON.

Released on Parole, He Is Expected to Return to Austria.

Copyright, 1924, by The New York Times Company. By Wireleas to THE NEW YORK TIMES.

BERLIN, Dec. 20.—Adolph Hitler, once the demi-god of the reactionary extremists, was released on parole from imprisonment at Fortress Landsberg, Bavaria, today and immediately left in an auto for Munich. He looked a much sadder and wiser man today than last Spring when he, with Ludendorff and other radical extremists, appeared before a Munich court charged with conspiracy to overthrow the Government.

His behavior during imprisonment convinced the authorities that, like his political organization, known as the Völkischer, was no longer to be feared. It is belleved he will retire to private life and return to Austria, the country of his birth.

(also note that 1924's nyt style guide did not have problems with including german umlauts where needed)

Aug 5, 2023 at 3:08pmWeb
Show threadLacunalinguaAug 5, 2023
@mawhrin @futurebird @foser I mean, the NYT has a history of lauding fascists
Show threadAgapeAug 6, 2023
@mawhrin @futurebird @foser "When did the NYT become such a fascist rag?"
"Well, I've got some bad news for you..."