if I had to choose between Joe Kahn and a bear, I’d choose the bear.
His perspective of a white, heteronormative man places him at the top of society’s pecking order. He can conduct this interview safely ensconced in the theoretical buffer his privilege affords. Democracy is a hypothetical to him. Yes, he claims to represent the Fourth Estate, and defends his paper as a bulwark, but he’s absolutely aware of his ability to put the thumb on the scale of public opinion.
Molly Cantrell-Kraig ✅ /
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2024-05-06 20:05:02
in reply to nevent1q…k3la
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