Greenwald didn& #39;t "turn right," he& #39;s always been reactionary. If instead of self-criticizing we indulge in cheap narratives of betrayal we will repeat them.

In fact, those insisting that we tolerate Chinaphobes for the sake of "lefty unity" are diving head-first into it!

People who claim Greenwald "turned" are just refusing to admit they didn& #39;t know or care about his history.

He started by defending Nazis in the 90s, then wrote this in the 2000s. It wasn& #39;t a secret. He didn& #39;t change.

People just compromised their principles for him.

It& #39;s just one thing after another... https://twitter.com/shelostcontro1/status/1321983673701437441">https://twitter.com/shelostco...

This is pretty much exactly what I think you should *not* do.

I reject American values, especially their "Free Speech" based around defending comedians who use slurs. https://twitter.com/LocalAreaSam1/status/1385959799729246212">https://twitter.com/LocalArea...

What do I want? I want people to stop normalizing lack of principles by saying stuff like this:

>But like everyone he has shitty takes sometimes.

It simply isn& #39;t true.

Not everyone blares out their uninformed opinions in the form of a "shitty take." https://twitter.com/TheGreeneBJ/status/1385961752601452558">https://twitter.com/TheGreene...

Michael Parenti has some positions I disagree with (e.g.: assessment of China in Friendly Feudalism), and yet I can appreciate his thoughtful rationale.

I simply don& #39;t forgive "shit takes" unless they come with an explanation and a retraction. If that makes me a purist so be it.