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Cosmocat

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15. its tough for anyone who called bullshit on the likes of Brooks and Friedman

Reply to GusBob (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 16, 2025, 09:23 AM

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in the 90s and early 2000s,. who spent decades and built their brands normalizing the horrible policies and positions of the right wing that softened up the country to take the steps toward the cliff we are now over, to praise them for playing the violins now that we are in free fall.

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Did anyone read David Brooks piece in The Atlantic? [View all] D. Spaulding Wednesday OP

Read it? I just posted as much as DU allows. usonian Wednesday #1

He's been simping for the Republicans for the last 10 years. And now he's worried? GoneOffShore Wednesday #2

Not sure this take of David Brooks is on the nose. summer_in_TX Thursday #7

I've always found him to be intellectually dishonest with just a hint of misogyny. GoneOffShore Thursday #9

He is an arrogant halfwit Cosmocat Thursday #12

Yeah, my memory of him was that he once was obnoxious and pompous. He's better now but I don't know if I trust him. CTyankee Thursday #17

Thank you, David Brooks!!!!! nt LAS14 Wednesday #3

Back of the line, David BaronChocula Wednesday #4

Yes I read it earlier today, and there are people complaining loudly about Brooks who have not ... Hekate Wednesday #5

Couldn't agree more. D. Spaulding Wednesday #6

Thank you, a great read. Abolishinist Thursday #8

Years late, billions short . . . hatrack Thursday #10

Yes indeed. Still proud of David for his eloquence on this subject. librechik Thursday #11

Correct Cosmocat Thursday #14

DU comments on threads like these make me wonder sometimes GusBob Thursday #13

its tough for anyone who called bullshit on the likes of Brooks and Friedman Cosmocat Thursday #15

I see your point. I feel like saying "Oh, NOW you are complaining? Where have you BEEN?!!! CTyankee Thursday #18

Correct. The vast pools of money in various places proved too much of a temptation for those wiggs Thursday #16

Better late than never peggysue2 Thursday #19