Frum is smart and there's the 140-char limit which makes tweets a very blunt instrument. I'd cut him some slack.
Exactly: Frum cheers when CIA & other powerful officials hide behind anonymity, demands ordinary citizens disclose their names when speakinghttps://twitter.com/tomdesi45/status/882936130102071296 …
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Yes, high officials who played an active role in creating & disseminating Bush propaganda about the Iraq War deserve the utmost generosity.
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Keep an open mind, best advice I can give. Here's a piece that explains.http://scripting.com/2017/02/15/davidFrumIsRightAboutTrump.html …
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There's no difference Glenn, between (any) security officials who work under secrecy/anonymity and ordinary folk?
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With a little empathy, the threats & dangers to "ordinary folk" when expressing political views online are extremely obvious.
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I'm suggesting what 'sources' have to say are a lot more deserving of anonymity that what someone chooses to offer up voluntarily on here.
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So you agree with this guy saying journalists using anonymous sources are frauds?
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I believe it's the hypocrisy that's being labelled as fraudulent.
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He said "every story" and "total frauds" and reply was "exactly".
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Can you provide an example of
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how does not directing the tweet at Frum make it not critical analysis?
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Providing no opportunity for your target to respond to an allegation is the antithesis of critical reporting. OBVIOUSLY.
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