He's been on the right side of many issues, including Islam.
People are complicated.
I have great Strange New Respect for Glenn Greenwald, because of his fearless fight against censorship and totalitarian control, even though I used to despise him for what I still think was his inexcusable response to Charlie Hebdo.
For me at least Greenwald is a bit of a special case, because living in Brazil (and I believe being a Brazilian citizen) he doesn't participate in Western politics and therefore is a more "purist" commentator on them.
My view of him would be quite different if he said all of what he says but then tweeted out "but I'm still 'Ridin' with Biden' because we gotta get the Orange Man out of office" like others who I have no respect for.
No but there exist a lot of "intellectuals" who effectively support a populist position but then vote for the exact opposite for what amounts to disagreements over style. That tells me they more highly regard style than substance, and I have no respect for people like that.
See also: all the purportedly anti-war leftists who dutifully voted for Biden who then acted shocked, shocked! when he ordered that missile strike and started talking about restarting the Forever Wars.
I am not sure it's just differences in style. Biden wanted to raise taxes on the rich and corporations, for example. And many other things.
Trump was a good first step in populism, but there's a long way to go. I think a Josh Hawley could win many people on the left over, that is, if he isn't smeared to death before 2024.
He's been on the right side of many issues, including Islam.
People are complicated.
I have great Strange New Respect for Glenn Greenwald, because of his fearless fight against censorship and totalitarian control, even though I used to despise him for what I still think was his inexcusable response to Charlie Hebdo.
For me at least Greenwald is a bit of a special case, because living in Brazil (and I believe being a Brazilian citizen) he doesn't participate in Western politics and therefore is a more "purist" commentator on them.
My view of him would be quite different if he said all of what he says but then tweeted out "but I'm still 'Ridin' with Biden' because we gotta get the Orange Man out of office" like others who I have no respect for.
But why? Surely being a good guy is not dependent on supporting Trump.
No but there exist a lot of "intellectuals" who effectively support a populist position but then vote for the exact opposite for what amounts to disagreements over style. That tells me they more highly regard style than substance, and I have no respect for people like that.
See also: all the purportedly anti-war leftists who dutifully voted for Biden who then acted shocked, shocked! when he ordered that missile strike and started talking about restarting the Forever Wars.
I am not sure it's just differences in style. Biden wanted to raise taxes on the rich and corporations, for example. And many other things.
Trump was a good first step in populism, but there's a long way to go. I think a Josh Hawley could win many people on the left over, that is, if he isn't smeared to death before 2024.