Comments on: Did Glenn Greenwald And The Guardian Just Get Spectacularly Trolled?

By: Ullrich Fischer

Ullrich Fischer — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:47:57 +0000

There is a kernel of truth in the satire. I find myself following the facebook comments on this issue and wind up in threads suggesting that all Muslims need to be killed sprinkled with numerous references to sand monkeys. However, abandoning truth on the left just gives the alt-right undeserved credibility. I’m convinced that the women, blacks, and latinos who voted Trump were convinced that he was the lesser evil of two bad candidates by the obvious lies of the Democratic White House and the regressive left on the subject of Islamism.

I find the use of “SJW” as a pejorative misleading and annoying. Regressive Left spokesmodels are doing the opposite of promoting Social Justice. We need more actual Social Justice Warriors countering the inroads of the alt-right and the Islamist fascist right on mainstream thought. By ignoring, denying, and demonizing denunciations of violations of Social Justice commited by Islamist fascists, the regressive left is betraying the larger struggle for Social Justice for everyone.

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Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:46:30 +0000

[…] and who else jumps to help ? You guessed it! GG& friends who fell for an anonymous hoax at The Guardian […]

By: RL

RL — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 09:39:39 +0000

I read this piece before any analysis and assumed it was either a hoax or written for the Huffington Post but accidentally ended up on The Guardian.

Honestly, it feels like you could write a solid antidote to this on why/how the utter collapse of left-wing reason following Recent Events has driven many toward the right.

By: polishsalami

polishsalami — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 05:08:47 +0000

There’s little doubt to me that this is Elfwick’s work. The piece may have been created months ago, but has probably been re-written after Trump’s win. A staggering failure from The Guardian.

By: JayEm

JayEm — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:19:58 +0000

I’ve heard about the Sokal Hoax for years. People often refer to it as the gold standard of hoaxes that intellectually decimated Post Modernism. But, as far as I can tell, it seems to be a complete failure from the standpoint of actually having some impact or influence. Post-Modernism and Cultural Marxism continue their march through universities and other institutions uabatted. The only people who appear to care about the Sokal Hoax are the people already inclined to appreciate criticism of Post-Modernism. None of the pseudo-scholars are bothered in the slightest.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 03:41:34 +0000

Greenwald used similar logic: even if it was a hoax, the ‘dymanic’ is real.

Odd that there’s been nothing from the Guardian on the matter.

By: JonnyonTheSpot

JonnyonTheSpot — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 21:10:43 +0000

Of all the things that you become after listening to sam harris, less reasonable is not one of them. Im sure a bigot listening to him may find things he agrees with and be self affirmed, but in the process he might also develop a critical brain and some intellectual honesty.

By: Jason Brooke

Jason Brooke — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:03:53 +0000

That video was good value

By: Jason Brooke

Jason Brooke — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:03:00 +0000

Thanks for the article!

By: Ren Thraysk (@RenThraysk)

Ren Thraysk (@RenThraysk) — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:31:22 +0000

Got to wonder how fast they scrambled to social media to spread the article. Quick something confirming my biases and proving me right, must let everyone know immediately!

And like the fact the Guardian reported on the BBC being hoaxed by Godfrey last year. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/20/star-wars-racist-hoaxer-bbc-world-service-godfey-elfwick-darth-vader