Mauler, Rags, Drinker, etc. just aren't politics guys. They are media critics who dabble in culture war subjects, usually on the grounds that culture war is leading to shitty media politics, not even out of concern for public policy. They were never going to go anywhere politically useful. It's why the system doesn't care if they pile up millions of subscribers and views.
Mauler, Rags, Drinker, etc. just aren't politics guys. They are media critics who dabble in culture war subjects, usually on the grounds that culture war is leading to shitty media politics, not even out of concern for public policy. They were never going to go anywhere politically useful. It's why the system doesn't care if they pile up millions of subscribers and views.