Today's "Must-Read" is a long string of tweets from John Stoehr which details one of the biggest mistakes the left has made over the last thirty years -- taking what the right says we believe as gospel. Here's the start:
It goes on, and it's worth reading the whole string. (As it happens, Ocasio-Cortez told her group of "protesters" that the message to Pelosi was that they had her back in pushing strong climate policy; Pelosi, in her turn, welcomed the support. The whole "protest" thing came from -- ready? -- a spokesperson for Paul Ryan. Yeah -- that Paul Ryan.)
The right has proven to be past masters at controlling the dialogue in this country. Of course, it helps that they've managed to intimidate our "free, independent press" so thoroughly that they'll parrot whatever the GOP talking point du jour happens to be. Oh, and don't forget their staple "analysis": "both sides do it."
Via Tom Sullivan at Hullabaloo, who underscores what we're up against:
2. One of the biggest obstacles in the history of American liberalism has been this tendency among liberals to accept as true things liberalism’s enemies say about it and them.
— (((John Stoehr))) (@johnastoehr) November 14, 2018
4. The “protest,” as it was called, was organized by an advocacy group aiming to raise awareness about climate change and to advocate for more green-energy jobs.
— (((John Stoehr))) (@johnastoehr) November 14, 2018
6. The 29-year-old Latina has been stumping for liberal candidates across the country, making liberal arguments in unapologetically liberal ways. That she spoke with activists demanding action from leading liberals should have come as no surprise to anyone any time anywhere.
— (((John Stoehr))) (@johnastoehr) November 14, 2018
It goes on, and it's worth reading the whole string. (As it happens, Ocasio-Cortez told her group of "protesters" that the message to Pelosi was that they had her back in pushing strong climate policy; Pelosi, in her turn, welcomed the support. The whole "protest" thing came from -- ready? -- a spokesperson for Paul Ryan. Yeah -- that Paul Ryan.)
The right has proven to be past masters at controlling the dialogue in this country. Of course, it helps that they've managed to intimidate our "free, independent press" so thoroughly that they'll parrot whatever the GOP talking point du jour happens to be. Oh, and don't forget their staple "analysis": "both sides do it."
Via Tom Sullivan at Hullabaloo, who underscores what we're up against:
Retraining the press and progressives conditioned to accepting standard narratives may be almost as challenging as advancing climate change legislation in a company town.
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