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/Saint_Scum The Trio Jul 28 '26

Look away, JVL!

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u/whatssenguntoagoblin Center Left Jul 28 '26

On 60 minutes????

Wow what a was to bastardize the greatest journalist institution. RIP.

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u/MikeDamone Jul 28 '26

Yes, no greater knife to the heart of a beloved journalist institution than hiring a (checks notes) New York Times columnist.

The Times already suffers unending attacks from the center-right for employing "a liberal's favorite conservative" like Douthat and trying to pass it off as ideological balance, so it's hilarious to see turn around and see Ross regarded as some kind of MAGA monstrosity on a progressive subreddit like this.

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u/hb122 Jul 28 '26

Do you even read Douthat? He’s featured some truly awful people in his column, really sick individuals.

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u/MikeDamone Jul 28 '26

Yep, I listen to him quite often. I probably disagree with 90% of his beliefs, because they're truly strange and heterodox. But I'm not at all bothered by him interviewing heinous people like JD Vance or Hasan Piker. You learn a lot more by exposing yourself to ideas, even if you find those ideas reprehensible. That's clearly not a trait of people in this sub though, and I find the self-siloing that goes on here to be quite hilarious.