Following in Tiedrich's footsteps - and thanks for the discount. This is the money graf:
"I have mentioned this before, but it’s just worth reiterating because people like Gavin Newsom apparently do not understand it. But if you do not have a democracy, you do not have a democracy. A tyrant with the power to arrest, imprison, disappear, a…
Following in Tiedrich's footsteps - and thanks for the discount. This is the money graf:
"I have mentioned this before, but it’s just worth reiterating because people like Gavin Newsom apparently do not understand it. But if you do not have a democracy, you do not have a democracy. A tyrant with the power to arrest, imprison, disappear, and kill his enemies does not have to worry about polls or elections, because he can just murder his opponents if they get too uppity. Abrego García is not a “distraction.” He’s the whole ball game. If Trump can do what he has done to this man, we have no democracy, and the Democrats are a superfluous joke."
BTW, I think your case is so strong on this that it doesn't need the Tiedrich-adjacent scatological name-calling, and in fact the overall impact and penetration may well be weakened by it. It's a tough call and don't get me wrong: I love what Jeff does with fuck and shit and their many close cousins; and I think it can work in many cases for you and me as well. But I'd be more selective about how and when you let your spleen hang out: Newsom may be a piece of shit but he's really more hook than focus here and calling him one takes away, imo, from the power of your *general* case, which is so important that it needs all the power it can get.
Did I interpret this wrong, or are you taking potshots at allies? Not sure we need that now. The "BTW" paragraph was completely unnecessary and condescending imo and I'm not sure I even agree that decorum wins the day anyway. Each to their own though. I wish you the best of luck as an ally. You made me curious enough to read some of your material.
I didn't mean to offend (I'm also ambivalent at best about decorum), was trying to offer friendly advice about what would make a powerful piece like this appealing to a broader readership -- which I think is part of the battle. I'm an editor and it's what I do all day!
I could very well be wrong. I advocated for reposting some of Jeff Tiedrich's more furious pieces on our WhoWhatWhy site and faced reluctance and pushback from my decorum-valuing colleagues -- which is what originally got me thinking about parsing out in what kinds of pieces it worked (and didn't work) to name-call and/or go heavy on the epithets. As I noted, I enjoy those kinds of pieces - they give me desperately needed emotional confirmation; but I don't think we're all wired that way. And I just thought this particular piece would have been stronger with more decorum.
Definitely an ally! Thanks for checking out my writing!
Indeed, and I didn't mean to disparage either your style or a column with which I'm in violent agreement. I just thought your case, both against Newsom and more generally, was so strong that it would have been a great meal even without the ketchup.
Following in Tiedrich's footsteps - and thanks for the discount. This is the money graf:
"I have mentioned this before, but it’s just worth reiterating because people like Gavin Newsom apparently do not understand it. But if you do not have a democracy, you do not have a democracy. A tyrant with the power to arrest, imprison, disappear, and kill his enemies does not have to worry about polls or elections, because he can just murder his opponents if they get too uppity. Abrego García is not a “distraction.” He’s the whole ball game. If Trump can do what he has done to this man, we have no democracy, and the Democrats are a superfluous joke."
BTW, I think your case is so strong on this that it doesn't need the Tiedrich-adjacent scatological name-calling, and in fact the overall impact and penetration may well be weakened by it. It's a tough call and don't get me wrong: I love what Jeff does with fuck and shit and their many close cousins; and I think it can work in many cases for you and me as well. But I'd be more selective about how and when you let your spleen hang out: Newsom may be a piece of shit but he's really more hook than focus here and calling him one takes away, imo, from the power of your *general* case, which is so important that it needs all the power it can get.
Did I interpret this wrong, or are you taking potshots at allies? Not sure we need that now. The "BTW" paragraph was completely unnecessary and condescending imo and I'm not sure I even agree that decorum wins the day anyway. Each to their own though. I wish you the best of luck as an ally. You made me curious enough to read some of your material.
I love how we're all absolutely committed to making sure Noah feels appreciated even if we are kind of porcupines to each other while doing it lol
I didn't mean to offend (I'm also ambivalent at best about decorum), was trying to offer friendly advice about what would make a powerful piece like this appealing to a broader readership -- which I think is part of the battle. I'm an editor and it's what I do all day!
I could very well be wrong. I advocated for reposting some of Jeff Tiedrich's more furious pieces on our WhoWhatWhy site and faced reluctance and pushback from my decorum-valuing colleagues -- which is what originally got me thinking about parsing out in what kinds of pieces it worked (and didn't work) to name-call and/or go heavy on the epithets. As I noted, I enjoy those kinds of pieces - they give me desperately needed emotional confirmation; but I don't think we're all wired that way. And I just thought this particular piece would have been stronger with more decorum.
Definitely an ally! Thanks for checking out my writing!
I think there's room for people doing both. a lot of my writing is less shouty. but sometimes...
Indeed, and I didn't mean to disparage either your style or a column with which I'm in violent agreement. I just thought your case, both against Newsom and more generally, was so strong that it would have been a great meal even without the ketchup.