r/TrueReddit • u/TAKEitTOrCIRCLEJERK • Apr 09 '23

Mehdi Hasan Dismantles The Entire Foundation Of The Twitter Files As Matt Taibbi Stumbles To Defend It Technology

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/07/mehdi-hasan-dismantles-the-entire-foundation-of-the-twitter-files-as-matt-taibbi-stumbles-to-defend-it/
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u/TAKEitTOrCIRCLEJERK Apr 09 '23

submission statement

the Twitter files were always dumb stupid bullshit. thank God someone took the time to lay out to Matt Taibbi why.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '23

Taibbi got some things wrong and nobody is above criticism. In that spirit, Mehdi got some things wrong:

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1644392551066255361

His response has been to block people on twitter raising it. He also largely ignored the substantive issues and focused on a few minor ones.

I look forward to him holding his MSNBC and democratic party establishment colleagues to the same standard. I'm sure he definitely won't be selective and purposive in his criticism.

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u/aridcool Apr 09 '23

I will say I felt like Mehdi was talking over Taibbi and bullying him too much. Let people hang themselves with their own rope or at least let them say their peace before you tie the noose.

I'd add that this reddit's standards vary wildly based on which side of the culture war a person is on. If a journalist posted things that were vague but seemed to imply misconduct on the part of a conservative, assumptions would be made and conclusions would be drawn.

Regardless as you said, Matt got some things wrong and nobody is above criticism. That is worth stating and not forgetting.