fuck this

the example of "abuse" in this article is that kramer was disrespectful and honest to an elected official who was sitting on his hands while people died

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck this

this doesn't even fix it because kramer and ACT UP's *aggressive* approach didn't OVERSHADOW their (lifesaving, remarkable, heroic) accomplishments – it CREATED THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. truly just disgusted by this. https://twitter.com/nyt_diff/status/1265683154502909952?s=20

sometimes the veneer just slips and you see the sheer contempt with which a certain old school nyt establishment type views people who have to fight for their fucking lives and it just makes me sick inside that this is still the class that decides what matters