Too tired to sneer at the book myself right now but the article doesn’t pull punches either
Figured it’s worth posting since the book author has featured here more than once recently and has definitely been an enabler to The Shit
archive link since the baffler was so fond of telling me I had only 1 free article left, meaning refreshing the tab would most likely lock me out of reading the page
“I’ve always hated the phrase ‘speak truth to power,’ because it assumes all power is bad. It should really be ‘speak truth to power when the power is false or damaging—or even just plain bizarre,’” Swisher writes.
lmao
“I’ve always hated the phrase …. since that kid told me I’m actually the problem! The nerve!”
What, so if there’s power that’s honest, harmless and sensible you’re supposed to… not speak truth to it?
you’re supposed to accept your rightful place in the hierarchy and shut your goddamn mouth. stop bothering these lovely people they have empires to run
fuck almighty, it’s like the Kara Swisher manifesto in one compact quote
