Tim Barrus Blog
Posts tagged with demonstrations
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Tim Barrus New York Times
I am one of the people Ross Douthat condemns. I have attended protests. Ross feels those demonstrations should never have happened. “…protests go forward amid a pandemic was justified by redescribing their motor, antiracism, as a push for better public health.” I haven’t heard that one, but it sounds right,…
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OPEN LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES
This morning, I received an email from you telling me that my reaction to “Trump’s Fights Are Their Fights. They Have His Back Unapologetically” was published in Comments. You will find that writing below. I have italicised it here to make it stand out here, in this. I did not…
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
In the past, it was the crazy people who lived in armed fortresses at the tops of mountains in Idaho. They wanted revolution. We could patronize. “That’s nice but you’re a lunatic.” Survival is not a status quo Americans want to question. Blindness is easier. But how will we survive…
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Tim Barrus and the New York Times
David Leonhardt is an opinion/editorial columnist at the New York Times. I agree with him on many things, and admire his writing. Often, his reasoning is lame. If only — we just worked together. If only… I am sick and tired of hearing all the if only we coulds one…