No one would suggest emulating his deliberately deceptive methods but perhaps, his example argues that the activists he sought to destroy need more audacity, more discipline and more cleverness in exposing right-wing media with better alliances and collaborations. They need to create mutually supportive echo chambers that go on the offense as opposed to just reacting to attack.
They also need to try to seize the national stage, not shrink from it for fear of being co-opted.
Olympia Snowe deserves our
respect for taking the stand she did. Andrew Breitbart didn't deserve to die at
age 43, but, who besides acolytes and his own ditto heads, including many fellow haters, will
really honor his legacy?
News Dissector Danny Schechter blogs at News Dissector.net. His latest book is Occupy: Dissecting Occupy Wall Street. His focus has been on exposing Wall Street Crimes in films like Plunder and In Debt We Trust. He hosts a show on Progressive Radio Network (PRN.fm)
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