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I agree. The author obviously considers "wokeness" stupid as hell, but hides with the thinnest veneer of neutrality.

By the same logic, a far-right person could complain about a "veneer of neutrality" in the mainstream press's coverage of, say, the Proud Boys. But that would be ridiculous.

Some things really are objectively stupid as hell.

Your sentiment reminds me of this part from the article:

>'One prominent journalist argued for replacing “neutral objectivity” with “moral clarity”—making unflinching distinctions between right and wrong.'

This piece is certainly not an example of "neutral objectivity".

I have no opinion on the Proud Boys because I have no access to untainted information on them. But in general you should strongly distrust news orgs talking about anything with political or culture war implications. Every single case I've had personal experience with has had massively misleading coverage.

Gell-Mann Amnesia.

There is more to the article besides ad-hominem attacks on the author.

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