Inverse Charlie Kirk.
Him: bad person the right tried pretending—and demanding everyone else pretend—was good.
Her: good person who did a lot of good things, which they need to deny to avoid cognitive dissonance.
Vocally and financially supporting Black artists and LGBT people isn’t “neutral.”
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3mtxc3e4gxq2a
Even Dolly Parton’s work supporting children reading isn’t “neutral in the culture wars”—God, how sad that is—and Republican officials have worked against it.
And you know what, Dolly being a rich person who helped people rather than horde money and power isn’t neutral either.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:curdc4nsriafv2j7y7ucgoub/post/3mtwq2m33gs2j
Absolutely. Vaccination is partisan now.
It really shouldn't be. It wasn't before. But Trump, RFK Jr., other Republicans, right-wing media and influencers worked hard to make it so. And here we are.
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@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
At least you're lucky to be alive after the covid vaccine to have that discussion.
Many aren't.
