CHRIS ROPER: On ‘woke’ Jack Markovitz, the DA and the ‘alt-lite’
The DA and the ‘alt-lite’ feel the need to pillory EFF member Jack Markovitz because he defies the propaganda stereotypes they deploy
10 December 2020 - 05:00
Some of the opprobrium hurled at young EFF member Jack Markovitz, who became a whipping boy for people on the right when he spoke out at the Brackenfell racism protests, triggered a memory of an exhibit I saw at the Newseum in Washington, DC a few years ago.
The Newseum was a fascinating place (it closed last December due to financial constraints) — a hugely expensive and vainglorious museum featuring exhibits that showcased the importance of news and a free press...
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