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glitchcyesterday at 7:31 PM2 repliesview on HN

The Atlantic? I kid. I really mean Al-Jazeera.


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diffsyesterday at 9:09 PM

I think The Atlantic is actually pretty close to the mark. Committed, hardcore ideologues frequently turn out to be authoritarian, even if they refer to themselves as "anarchists". Most of these ideologues are busy administering ever more stringent purity tests to anyone they encounter lest someone in their vicinity commit wrongthink.

There is a name for people who build coalitions through compromise and diplomacy, and work towards pragmatic solutions to actual problems — they're called "centrists".

thomassmith65yesterday at 8:16 PM

There are no anti-authoritarian news outlets in Qatar, for obvious reasons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Qatar

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