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Arainachyesterday at 12:51 AM3 repliesview on HN

> Greenwald had to shift to alt media

Greenwald didn't "have" to do anything. His politics took a sharp turn towards the right-wing fringe and he lost his original audience.


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bluegattyyesterday at 2:41 AM

dont confuse 'anti right' with 'left'.

There's a huge component of the left which is quite directly 'anti-authority', which they see in 'the right' in classical form.

It's a form of personal identity less than ideology.

You can spot them often by their total silence on Russian (or Chinese) Imperialism (and racism), as they try to blame the CIA for all the world's problems.

starkdyesterday at 1:00 AM

Or maybe he just realized that politics is just one big club and he ain't in it. And neither are the people.

iamnothereyesterday at 1:04 AM

His politics have been remarkably consistent over time. He’s always been a slightly left-leaning, anti-war civil libertarian who is deeply suspicious of government, particularly the US government. He’s been posting lately about how Trump has been starting or expanding unjust wars and cracking down on press freedom. That’s hardly a “right-wing fringe” slant.

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