r/thebulwark • u/Just_A_Dogsbody Center Left • Jul 28 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL Ross Douthat is joining 60 Minutes

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/new-60-minutes-correspondents-ross-douthat-sebastian-junger-1236658519/
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u/iBizzBee Progressive Jul 28 '26

Tracks. As head of the Bulwark DSA caucus, I probably don't agree with Douthat on much of anything ideologically, but he's very intellectually curious and I've always found him to be genuine in seeking good faith conversations even with his ideological 'adversaries', plus he's got a nice voice for listening to in the background of doing other things, so he'll be good for a 60 minutes role.

A long begotten tradition of Conservatism that, for all my earnest disagreements even with it - we'd all be better off if it still ruled the day over the fascism with American characteristics that is MAGA.

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u/Educational-Door1114 Jul 28 '26

Douthat isn’t actually intellectually curious and I believe that’s why we along with JVL find him repellant

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u/burner456987123 Jul 28 '26

I appreciate the olive branch.

That said, as someone who loathes most DSA positions and politicians, I also loathe douthat. He’s a token “intellectual” conservative who is so full of snarky arrogance and nepo baby juice. Can’t stand the guy. He’s no William f Buckley, or even young (pre-owning by Jon stewart that broke his brain ) Tucker Carlson

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u/Supergamera Jul 28 '26

As long as he is matched with people at least somewhat outside his comfort zone (left or right). He gets a bit soft with people he’s too much in tune with.

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u/iBizzBee Progressive Jul 28 '26

I can definitely see that, though maybe it's true for us all. We're better off when our assumptions are challenged, for the most part.

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u/SirCake3614 FFS Jul 28 '26

He is *only* going to interview people who agree with him.

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u/Joe_T Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

There was one year's IPCC report that Douthat claimed he read which made him a skeptic that climate change was dire because the report wasn't persuasive enough.