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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Chris Rufo, a rightwing culture-war celebrity and close Ron DeSantis ally, has maintained a close relationship with IM-1776, a “dissident right” magazine that regularly showers praise on dictators and authoritarians, puffs racist ideologues, and attacks liberal democracy.

The outlet’s editors and writers – many of them so-called “anons” working under pseudonyms – have variously advocated for the repeal of the Civil Rights Act; celebrated figures such as the “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski and the proto-fascist Italian nationalist Gabriele D’Annunzio; and advanced conspiracy theories about the Covid pandemic, and what they term the “regime”, a leftist power structure that they imagine unites the state, large corporations, universities and the media.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Of course i think hard questions should be asked, but again like I said in my first reply to you, he’s not going to answer, so why waste time? Why chance having your press credentials f’d with? Why chance right wing psychopaths trying to intimidate you? Especially when you already know he’s not going to answer.

Okay, so who should the media ask the hard questions to if not people like state governors? I don't understand why you think a non-answer is a non-story. Not responding to "do you support terrorism" is, in itself, a story.

But I really want to know who you think the media should ask hard questions to.

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The media should ask hard questions to the people that aren't going to just ignore or deflect them obviously, maybe they should ask Donald Trump some harder questions, because Donnie is going to talk whether you want him to or not.

There are a whole slew of folks that the media would be better suited at going after than DeSantis, but there are also other folks similar to DeSantis that still shouldn't be ignored, especially the ones that are more vulnerable than DeSantis is.The only people that should be asking DeSantis questions are the ones he can't lie to, he can't deflect on, and that's something like the FBI.

Also again we all know the answer about DeSantis supporting terrorism, that answer is yes, hell CPAC sarcasticly admitted that they are domestic terrorists:

They know what they are and what they're doing, it's the naive folks who don't realize won't care, and their supporters who definitely don't care, and no journalist asking questions is going to change those people.

I've got two DeSantis humpers in my life and there is nothing you can say to make them waver about Ron being the "best governor in the US" because believe me, I've tried, they know he's a petty little tyrant, but that's what they want, and it's pathetic and unAmerican, neither of these people can articulate why they like DeSantis, but I'm fairly certain it's rooted in racism and the way DeSantis attacks his detractors. I know this because one of these people also admitted to being a Klandice Owens fan, and his fandom for her was summed up by him as "I like it when she "gets them'" as in he likes it when Klandice gish gallops and attacks people on her show. They like the outrage and they're attracted to it and the drama like moths to flame.

DeSantis should be thoroughly reported on, but again, I wouldn't waste my time asking questions, he's not going to answer, but he should be thoroughly covered by the press while not expecting to ever get an answer fromhim or his team.

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