Yep — and Vox is counting on it.
Last week, Ezra Klein informed us that all those Obamacare cancellation stories were “mostly hype.” Vox.com, his precious “general interest news site for the 21st century” is hard at work again today, putting us peons in our place:
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/461151388014084097
Yeah, that’s pretty much the gist of Vox-er Sarah Kliff’s piece. Have a look:
America has convinced itself Obamacare is a disaster http://t.co/gCA763cBu4
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 29, 2014
In other words, you stupid Americans are really, really stupid.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/461147310903529472
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/461148839098208256
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/461149153868148736
Of course Americans thinking Obamacare sucks has nothing to do with the fact that Obamacare actually, you know, sucks:
https://twitter.com/robinbmurphy/status/460993758515822594
https://twitter.com/CarlBrandt77/status/461021068636205056
https://twitter.com/jason72835683/status/461071842032111616
Oregon’s working just fine!
https://twitter.com/ChadSedrick/status/461143054985232384
Obamacare has convinced Americans Obamacare is a disaster “@voxdotcom: America has convinced itself Obamacare is a disaster"
— Bears Suck (@kjhm85) April 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/461150426076041216
What Vox was saying is that we just don’t know what’s good for us.
Vox's arrogance is complete. http://t.co/2DweuMjZDP #DidNotTakeLong pic.twitter.com/N9roDtF1BL
— Sean Hackbarth (@seanhackbarth) April 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/461158397589454849
Peak jackassery. RT @seanhackbarth: Vox's arrogance is complete. http://t.co/5kBgzqAYTV #DidNotTakeLong pic.twitter.com/gGQ9zIuUSL
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) April 29, 2014
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Peak jackassery … for now. We’ve already convinced ourselves that Vox will find a way to out-jackass itself again soon enough.
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/461146889417543680
Heh. Ezra Klein and Vox are free to interpret data however they want to, facts be damned. And we’re free to call them out on their hackery.
For what it’s worth, we rather like this take:
@voxdotcom this proves the American people are smarter than Vox, and the rest of Democrats give them credit for.
— EMM (@mm77atl) April 29, 2014
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