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Ann Coulter, Milo, and Respectability Politics
from Gash Digital · #56
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4 minTim argues that trolls like Ann Coulter and Milo Yiannopoulos deserve some credit for going anywhere to spread their message, contrasting that with elite, homogenous Ivy League media staffers who mock unconventional ideas like JFK conspiracy theories.
- 10:00Ann Coulter's accessibility as a multi-millionaire who thrives in underground media and will appear on most podcasts.
- 10:18Tim argues the media landscape is the Wild West where you're either selling or getting sold, and the New York Times filters everything through institutional legitimacy.
- 11:07He respects Ann Coulter's willingness to say what she believes anywhere, even though he disagrees with what she says.
- 11:36Playing respectability politics and surrounding yourself only with respectable people leads to losing, while believing in things means being able to say them in different arenas.
- 12:11A writer friend at a major comedy show works with Ivy League graduates who all think the same way and ridicule him for bringing up JFK or anything outside the mainstream narrative.
- 12:51Tim says if the left is wondering why they lost and can't advance ideas, they should stop talking only to people they consider respectable.
- 13:16You don't have to ask a guest what they do with their gash—that's a choice he makes.
- 13:41Tim pitches 'Gash Digital' as a concept, joking that nobody's getting money off merchandise featuring him or Ray.
Ann CoulterNew York TimesDonald TrumpThe Washington PostMilo Yiannopoulos