I'm not even sure people are accusing her of malice. I think "useful idiot who's circling around a horseshoe bend without perhaps being fully aware of it, like a number of folk on the so called post left" is closer. though, again: that screenshot with the redacteds she reposted, redacted = "k__e"
As far as the malice part goes, I'm more talking about people making up rumors about who she has professional contacts with, and the content of the Wired article and what the intent is there, which I think she's correct on. It's worth keeping the Democratic party free of dark money for sure.
no idea who she has professional contacts with, I'm just seeing some of the shit she says on social media and this is not the vibe.
I can't speak to details about the WIRED piece at this point, but I've seen a number of posts pushing back about the idea that it is, in fact, "dark money," and it's being framed as more sinister than it actually is. I know people on here who've gotten funded by CHORUS & feel slandered also.
Care to link me to some stuff? I'm down to listen to all sides of this, and I've watched a few videos from creators that I do like in that ecosystem talking about it, but I haven't seen anyone outright refute what she wrote there.
Like my concerns are sort of twofold here on this (not sure if this helps my position be more clear): 1. I'm wary of billionaires dumping money into left-leaning politics because they will almost always end up propping up pro-capitalist forces 2. Using people's name and likeness without permission
is a huge red line for me. And both of those things are verifiably true of what's happening with Chorus/1630. And I do want creators to get paid, so I'm not gonna tell people not to get their bag, but I think it's a thing worth knowing about and examining the impacts of.
I'm willing to say I haven't delved deeply into Chorus itself; my interest was mostly piqued at the alt right shit.
Like I'm worried that this is more of a push for the moderate consultant wing of the party to take over the party and keep the generally pro-labor and anti-capitalist side down.
Well, ok. I'm concerned that there's a push from the alt-right to, as TL herself noted, recruit; and there's some evidence among other journalists and influencers that one way or another, the journey is real.
And while I don't imagine TL herself necessarily knew this guy, getting into a deeply creepy exchange with a guy white knighting her whose blatant antisemitism came out with just the tiniest prodding at his cutesy attempts at "just asking questions" in the context of that thread didn't help.
From bro's thread, he was VERY invested in going after the recipients of the funding money in rather conspiratorial tones (he was deeply weird). And, TL's not responsible for everyone who takes her side, I expect; but in the context of *that thread* (the Beijing Palmer repost of her screenshot)...
"bro's feed"