1/ A tantrum is something a child does that has annoys their parents. Trump doesn't throw tantrums — he ruins lives. Responding to that with bad words isn't a tantrum — it's an expression of outrage that correctly conveys: you should be fucking furious.https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1007093190380474368 …
2/ I get that lots of reporters reared on the idea of affecting objectivity think politeness is part of that. But, Jesus, do better. The NYT acts as a focal point for coordinating public discourse, a form of agenda control. This bullshit squanders that power and our attention.
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3/ And, it implies a power balance in favor of people who, faced with the remarkable cruelty of this administration, remain indifferent. The number of them reachable absent "fuck" is miniscule. Those reachable by attaching the correct emotions to fucked inhumanity is far greater.
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