https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/05/27/apologist-for-tucker-carlsons-racism-glenn-greenwald/
I wasn't surprised to see this article. In some respects I'm
surprised more people aren't commenting on this. I was glad to see Greenwald
leave The Guardian in the aftermath of the Snowden revelations. The founding of
The Intercept looked promising but that too began to degenerate. And then in
2020, Greenwald went out on his own – it was real display of integrity, or at
least so I thought.
Was it integrity or had he shifted his values? The Intercept
underwent a noticeable shift with the advent of Trump. It went from being
adversarial to being a shill for the DNC. Greenwald (like Snowden) has a strong
Libertarian streak and as the FOX spectrum (especially with the likes of
Carlson) has (along with much of the GOP) moved in that direction, he started
to find some common ground. Despite accusations, Greenwald is not a fan of
Trump. I wouldn't charge him with that but he likes the 'smash the
Establishment' ethos that Trump represents. What he doesn't understand is that
Trump isn't just resisting the Establishment (which in some respects has been
overemphasized), he's replacing it with something else – something very dark
and sinister, and perhaps more destabilizing and thus dangerous in the end.
In my opinion, and it's something the CounterPunch piece doesn't
focus on, I think Greenwald has come to be motivated by three things – money,
money, and money.
Going independent and leaving behind that considerable
Intercept salary was a big step and getting plugged (unofficially) into FOX has
certainly opened doors. I don't know what FOX pays him for his frequent
appearances but regardless it's boosted his profile and is bound to generate
traffic, book sales, and the like. The FOX market is huge.
And while I'm sure he's made many new fans, he's one of those
who over the past few years has dropped off my list. I think he's still
reporting some good things and I don't accept many of the accusations made
against him by his opponents, but to put it simply I no longer trust his
reporting. I don't trust anyone entirely but there has to be a degree of trust
and that no longer exists when it comes to Glenn Greenwald.
It's interesting how things have changed. For several years I
was a regular reader of The Intercept. Now if you visit the site they want you
to register to read articles and as a consequence I haven't bothered stopping
by in probably more than a year. As far as Greenwald, I was initially encouraged,
but now I view him as a sellout. In my book he's no longer a serious
journalist. I view him as someone that has abandoned his integrity.
Seymour Hersh was blacklisted too and Hersh was a much bigger
deal than Greenwald ever was and yet I don't see Hersh appearing on FOX.
Between Greenwald's appearances on FOX, to his opinions
regarding Trump, to his comments on Covid and the like – I really am not
interested in anything has to say anymore. For several years it was a good run
but now it's over and for those looking for good alternative and adversarial
media – turn somewhere else.
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