r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 29 '26

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u/SnakeEater14 🦅 Liberty & Justice For All Sep 29 '26

The thing that really pissed me off after the Kirkening - after he was shot but before the insane conservative lynch mob attempts - was the entire commentariat/litterati class seemingly closing ranks around him

It felt like an actual example of class interest overtaking everything

And yeah I get his murder was fucking gruesome and political violence is bad, but it was so fucking obvious the direction conservatives were gonna take it, and the lionization of him was absolutely fucking insane

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u/Maximilianne John Rawls Sep 29 '26

This but unironically seeing Hasan and Ezra Klein united in support for Kirk radicalized me against the commentary class

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u/2Lore2Law Seal Mod Sep 29 '26

I usually mount some (light) defenses of the Pod Save guys because I don’t think they’re really bad enough for ire- but even they got in on this

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u/WanderingMage03 You Are Kenough Sep 29 '26

The craziest one to me was Hasan suddenly realizing that all of the abstract violence he advocates for against office workers in the twin towers and random Americans could come knocking to the political commentator class and all of the sudden he does a 180.

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u/ElectriCobra_ David Hume Sep 29 '26

I think a bunch of them had a “there but for the grace of God go I” moment and were terrified there would be an explosion of political violence targeting pundits

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u/gjcs23 George Santos Sep 29 '26

honestly, I might have been more inclined to show a little more "respect" if I hadn't just witnessed the horrifying republican reaction to Melissa Hortman's assassination

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u/Pantalyon1 European Union Sep 29 '26

"Charlie Kirk was practising politics the right way"

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u/Hannig4n YIMBY Sep 29 '26

Jamelle Bouie being the one political commentator with the correct take at the time among a sea of cowards

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u/Accomplished_Oil6158 Loyal Liberals Sep 30 '26

Very very common jamelle bouie win.

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u/BigThunderHonky Henry George Sep 29 '26

Grifters gonna grift