There’s a really good chance that you’ve never seen any of writer/actor/producer Mark Duplass’s films (check out “Creep” if you like slow-burn psychological horror), but as Twitchy reported earlier, he took a beating from his “fellow liberal” followers when he suggested they follow Ben Shapiro on Twitter if they were interested in “crossing the aisle” and getting a different perspective.
And then Duplass deleted his tweet and issued an apology to his fellow liberals. And, of course, someone from Vox stepped up to explain why Duplass was right to bend to the will of the angry mob and apologize for his transgression.
Actor Mark Duplass apologizes for praising conservative pundit Ben Shapiro https://t.co/zFmWRw3cDj
— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 19, 2018
The task of assassinating Shapiro’s character fell to Zack Beauchamp, who has no interest in building a Gaza Bridge between liberals and conservatives. Turns out he’s still angry that The New York Times has sullied itself by adding “conservative” columnists to its roster:
You see a similar effect whenever one of the New York Times’ op-ed pages recent hires — I’m thinking of Bari Weiss and Bret Stephens specifically — writes something offensive or poorly thought out. You’re asked to look past the offensive work in question, like Stephens’s pieces denying climate change science, and try to have a reasonable conversation. The problem is that the so-called indiscretions are as characteristic of their work and worldview as their more reasonable sounding output — but pointing that out can be portrayed, by people like [liberal Shapiro defender Eric] Weinstein, as evidence of intolerance, of refusing to listen to the other side.
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Dang. As Twitchy reported, Stephens allegedly caused a mass cancelation of subscriptions with his inaugural column, which included the gentle disclaimer, “None of this is to deny climate change or the possible severity of its consequences.” And he’s still paying for it and being accused of “denying climate change science.” Heretic.
Reminder: Never click Vox. pic.twitter.com/qME9Qnljzw
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) July 20, 2018
We click Vox so you don’t have to. True story.
Especially Zack.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 20, 2018
Why is there so much hatred and vitriol. Vox acts like they are moral arbiters, but they come off as sleazy A-holes.
— Dorian Whitney (@dorwhitney13) July 20, 2018
Especially Zack.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 20, 2018
Yes, we did that on purpose.
https://twitter.com/JoshuaFisher44/status/1020099964905697280
Their use of the word 'praise' is interesting. He simply stated that @benshapiro was an honest source for opposing viewpoints.
— N Christopher Gobert (@Ultinebe) July 20, 2018
Historians in the distant future will look back on the early 21st century and ask, 'WTAF was up with @voxdotcom, anyway?'
— Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) July 20, 2018
Need to change their name to Pox because they are disease on journalism.
— Ian (@FreeSpeechAppar) July 20, 2018
"Shapiro has a long history of saying offensive things"
…………………..so…………..?— Propagandastly3 of House Sodius (@DBuerling) July 20, 2018
So according to Vox, Shapiro's words cause cancer.
— Dorian Whitney (@dorwhitney13) July 20, 2018
Never go full Vox
— Jordan (@thorpe_jordan) July 20, 2018
Unreal
— drew yo (@andrewsarroyo) July 20, 2018
This literally gave me douchechills
— Michelle (@shellbell6781) July 20, 2018
What if Vox was a respectable outlet? pic.twitter.com/HoBujnBIbS
— 老外 (@Laowai250) July 20, 2018
remember: leftists don't argue from the standpoint that their opponents are other humans, they argue from the standpoint that their opponents are evil abominations, and they mustn't agree with anything they say.
— ᏒᎩⒶᏁ ᏕᎷᎥᏖᏂ (@terinbune) July 20, 2018
Mark received a talking-to from the cultural police. It won't happen again.
— Tripping Infidel (@trippinginfidel) July 20, 2018
Remember when the Left got their panties in a wad because President Trump called MS-13 gang members “animals,” thus denying their dignity, their “spark of divinity”? Well, Duplass called Shapiro “a genuine person” — and that’s unforgivable.
What a shame that the Mob won in this instance. Shamed and ridiculed into submission. What a sad state of affairs that this is what we have come to in this nation. ?
— Constitutional-TQN? (@TechQn) July 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/mikeschmidt1995/status/1020105106858102784
https://twitter.com/Kelly2Teresa/status/1020103422870253569
https://twitter.com/LarsKampe/status/1020117448283033600
https://twitter.com/k_fitzmaurice/status/1020099834412347392
https://twitter.com/redbrianwhite/status/1020099502206746626
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Actor Mark Duplass advised 'fellow liberals' to follow Ben Shapiro, and you WON'T BELIEVE what happened next! https://t.co/frnQUjbUfF
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 19, 2018
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