Alabasata
19d ago
I have no idea on what to make of Decker. I don't recall ever hearing of him before, and I just don't have it in me to look any deeper. There's might be something of merit in his writings the press has a reason to ignore, but someone else is going to have to do the deep dive. I am not your guy there.
There are a couple people here who reference Richard Hanania, both for and against. Recently, Colorado governor Jared Polis has also namedropped him in a tweet about 'real thinkers I sometimes disagree with'.
Looks like the press were very quick to trot out why Hanania is not a thinker worth agreeing with. It's not surprising to hear their disapproval of his race-based statements. It's surprising to hear he's also weighed in on ephebophilia.
I don't follow the man much beyond seeing how he's talked about here. My overall impression is that he's uncomfortable with more religious/militaristic conservatives but has no play with the news/media/entertainment memeplex. Slotting him into a LibRight stereotype is honestly a pretty easy move at this point.
There are some other social dynamics at play here. Governor Polis is currently serving his last term as governor. Despite the likelihood that he's independently wealthy, it's highly probable that many journalists and political junkies are aiming to corral his future roles. They're working to ensure that people like Hanania are squarely within the confines of 'infohazard' and beyond the pale. /r/Denver is all too happy to carry water to continue the mission, from the looks of things.
I don't have a lot to say on the matter. I'm just surprised that people I've read about here are actually being written about elsewhere. The heat is stronger than I expected.
The unending torture of being surrounded by wannabe wonks who need to have an opinion on everything.
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