The other thing I noticed with The Dispatch is that their comments section is much less fun and congenial compared to here. Say anything outside NR/conservative orthodoxy in response to one of Jonah’s columns and the mad dogs come a’runnin.
The other thing I noticed with The Dispatch is that their comments section is much less fun and congenial compared to here. Say anything outside NR/conservative orthodoxy in response to one of Jonah’s columns and the mad dogs come a’runnin.
That really is the problem. The mad dogs are not going away. They have been unlashed and they are foaming at the mouth. It is unclear how many there are, anywhere from 15 to 35 % of Americans. But they display a combination of "don't know," and "don't care." That applies to democracy, the economy, the war, global warming, fake news, human rights of all kinds, and living in a sane society. Their fun is in the power of cruelty and destruction. Trump and social media have given them a voice and a cover. They are also well funded, whether they know it or not, by a bunch of greedy billionaires.
The other thing I noticed with The Dispatch is that their comments section is much less fun and congenial compared to here. Say anything outside NR/conservative orthodoxy in response to one of Jonah’s columns and the mad dogs come a’runnin.
That really is the problem. The mad dogs are not going away. They have been unlashed and they are foaming at the mouth. It is unclear how many there are, anywhere from 15 to 35 % of Americans. But they display a combination of "don't know," and "don't care." That applies to democracy, the economy, the war, global warming, fake news, human rights of all kinds, and living in a sane society. Their fun is in the power of cruelty and destruction. Trump and social media have given them a voice and a cover. They are also well funded, whether they know it or not, by a bunch of greedy billionaires.