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I used to be a huge Greenwald fan. I think he handled the Snowden era like a total pro. But lately the guy just sounds crazy. His takes are all incredibly pred

I used to be a huge Greenwald fan. I think he handled the Snowden era like a total pro. But lately the guy just sounds crazy. His takes are all incredibly predictable: Biden bad, Trump actually good for this one weird reason, libs hypocrites, Obama is a murderer, etc. All the same, boring, tired takes.

tehjoker 6y ago
Biden is bad, Obama is a murderer, and libs are hypocrites. The Trump thing is weird, but I think maybe he's trying to appeal to him to get Snowden off.
cageface 6y ago
He’s also way too dismissive of Russia’s influence. They’re way more than a “medium regional power”. Dismissing the country with one of the two largest nuclear arsenals in the world and one of the most significant and extensive intelligence apparatuses this way raises serious questions about his impartiality.
raarts 6y ago
As long as he sources everything correctly I don't mind. He's still a great investigative journalist.
redis_mlc 6y ago
> But lately the guy just sounds crazy. No, he's talking about reality, and you're talking about the mirror-image of reality. The CCP engaged in "elite capure" with Hunter Biden, while Joe Biden and his advisors stood by. The libs are hypocrites. See above. Obama's failure to honor our treaty with the Philippines over Scarborough Shoals resulted in the 9-dash line takeover of the South China Sea, resulting in the largest military buildup in the region since WW2. And none of our treaty allies trust us now. It appears HN readers have no idea how far off course US politicians and elites are. When journalists from Venezuela and Colombia come to the US and say, "It's just like home." then you know there's a serious problem.
ScottBurson 6y ago
I've puzzled over some of Glenn's recent writing too. But I think I'm starting to get the picture. Although he's certainly left-leaning -- he likes Bernie Sanders -- what really motivates him is attacking the complacency of the center. I don't find him boring, usually, though sometimes I fail to relate to something he's exercised about. But he definitely has a different bias than most journalists. I think this is very useful.

tehjoker 6y ago

Biden is bad, Obama is a murderer, and libs are hypocrites. The Trump thing is weird, but I think maybe he's trying to appeal to him to get Snowden off.

cageface 6y ago

He’s also way too dismissive of Russia’s influence. They’re way more than a “medium regional power”. Dismissing the country with one of the two largest nuclear arsenals in the world and one of the most significant and extensive intelligence apparatuses this way raises serious questions about his impartiality.

raarts 6y ago

As long as he sources everything correctly I don't mind. He's still a great investigative journalist.

redis_mlc 6y ago

> But lately the guy just sounds crazy. No, he's talking about reality, and you're talking about the mirror-image of reality. The CCP engaged in "elite capure" with Hunter Biden, while Joe Biden and his advisors stood by. The libs are hypocrites. See above. Obama's failure to honor our treaty with the Philippines over Scarborough Shoals resulted in the 9-dash line takeover of the South China Sea, resulting in the largest military buildup in the region since WW2. And none of our treaty allies trust us now. It appears HN readers have no idea how far off course US politicians and elites are. When journalists from Venezuela and Colombia come to the US and say, "It's just like home." then you know there's a serious problem.

ScottBurson 6y ago

I've puzzled over some of Glenn's recent writing too. But I think I'm starting to get the picture. Although he's certainly left-leaning -- he likes Bernie Sanders -- what really motivates him is attacking the complacency of the center. I don't find him boring, usually, though sometimes I fail to relate to something he's exercised about. But he definitely has a different bias than most journalists. I think this is very useful.