Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@RW_Bert You should try reading the book before commenting on it: a good idea in general. Chris was describing that the key to cognitive capture was the attributes of employment: your paycheck, all the time you spend there, the constant work with corporate bosses. I don't work for Fox. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Rob95764793 He is smart. That's what makes it sad to watch. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

When the book came out, I interviewed Hayes about it. I asked him: given you're about to get an MSNBC show, how do you plan to resist this "cognitive capture" since you say it's *inevitable*. His answer: I haven't thought about it. That I believe. https://t.co/rUfhylXMPJ https://t.co/X1AXBRjg1y — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

In 2012, Hayes wrote a genuinely great book: "Twilight of the Elites." A key theme was "cognitive capture": no matter how smart or resistant you are, you will come to accept and defend the core values of any elite institution in which you immerse yourself. He became Exhibit A. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

If you're surprised @chrislhayes is one of the first TV personalities to leap to the defense of the partisan hack chosen by *Homeland Security* to decree what is "disinformation," it's only because you've not yet apprehended the core authoritarianism of current US liberalism: — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @briebriejoy: Corporate media establishment acolytes are furious they can’t “cancel” me bc I’m already independent. They’re also mad tha… — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@ApartmentWitch I only have good things to say about my work with Omidyar. I have no working relationship with Peter Thiel except that time his company had to publicly apologize after getting caught plotting to ruin my career over WikiLeaks. I don't work for Thiel. Beyond that: great tweet! — PolitiTweet.org

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@andrewwcar Maybe my understanding of his point comes from all the time I've spent with Chomsky -- the countless hours and events and dinners over the years -- discussing it. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Thefarthests I'm not denying that media exposure helps bring attention to one's work. That's true of literally every person in any field. I'm saying that I've long had a very large readership long before I went on Fox, and it has never depended and still doesn't depend on TV appearances. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Cernovich @ZaidJilani Right. Manufacturing Consent was written when there were 3 networks owned by corporate giants. His argument was it's in their self-interest to demean, not promote, leftist economic and foreign policy. He has denounced recent liberal media narratives (Russiagate) but usually not. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Thefarthests LOL. It's amazing how much deep stupidity Twitter reveals. Prior to Substack, I worked at places like the Intercept and Guardian where I received a fixed salary. While the audience I had was likely a factor in that salary, it didn't increase or decrease based on readership size. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@ZaidJilani Chomsky's model mostly applies to for-profit media corporations, not ostensible non-profits, which is what TI is. That changes the dynamic for him. And Chomsky obviously doesn't deny that some media outlets are formed around ideology or partisan adherence. He's aware of this. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Thefarthests It's easily and mathematically proven. I've had my own independent, large and portable audience since the second year after I began writing, which is why I've never needed to change my views to cater to or appease anyone. TV is a value for anyone, in any field, but unnecessary. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Thefarthests No. The majority of my income comes from Substack, which is the large and portable readership I've had since the beginning of my career. Going on Tucker's show does not result in any meaningful increase in subscribers; the only thing that does are articles I write that many read. — PolitiTweet.org

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@logicanumerous 👍 — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Thefarthests It would apply to me if I worked for Peter Thiel or a corporation that he owned, or if my income depended on him in any way. None of these things apply to me not because I'm immune but because I have no working relationship with Peter Thiel or any entity he owns or controls. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@69MajorTom @HerderGreg @CuateBoliviano Explain to me what Peter Thiel's relationship to Rumble is and what control he exercises over it, and then explain Rumble's relationship to me. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TonyBiasotti @crampell A hallmark of an extremely stupid and dull person with no critical thinking skills is to believe that Noam Chomsky - one of the most cited and influential scholars of the 20th Century - is just some college freshman fad: like the imbeciles who believe that about Nietzsche. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Mock_Fu @petersagal @crampell I've never been paid by Fox, MSNBC or CNN for any of the many times I've appeared on those networks, precisely because working for them changes the relationship from independence to dependence. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@JournalistsLike It's completely exhilarating. The life I hoped for when I was 25 is the one I have: complete with a long-term marriage that only grows each year, kids I live, and work that is nothing but a passion and cause for me. I almost never feel exhausted. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RehbellOne Chomsky wrote one of the most influential and best-selling books in the 20th Century on media corporations and how they work and the propaganda model they rely on. He's taught it at major academic institutions. I think he knows a bit about the subject. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@HerderGreg @CuateBoliviano I don't think your IQ is above 60 since what you just said makes no sense whatsoever. The vast majority of my income comes from my readers, not any employer, and they are ideologically diverse and thus know I will often vehemently disagree with many of their core beliefs. — PolitiTweet.org

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@scottjblair LOL — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Thefarthests I don't work for Peter Thiel or any outlet that he owns or controls, and I never have. He has no ability to influence me. If you're talking about Rumble, he's a minority investor with no control, but even if he owned it outright, Rumble is a small portion of my income. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@CuateBoliviano The CEO and majority shareholder of Rumble is a Canadian liberal. Does it seem as if he's influencing my views? Do I routinely praise liberals and their orthodoxies? 🤣 The vast majority of my income comes from my readers, a very ideologically diverse group (always has been true) — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@logicanumerous I explained exactly that in this thread. I know precisely what Chomsky meant here and other times he's said it. I've talked to him about it. And you're basically right, and I explained that. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

On a not-unrelated note: corporate journalists always close ranks -- defending one another -- the minute this critique is voiced because they're all in it together. Here's NPR's @PeterSagal and others telling WP's @crampell that outsider-critics like Sirota are unworthy trash: https://t.co/55eZOqlDKm — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Barney Frank was a sleazy and corporate-enslaved politician, but for that reason, and because he was around DC for so long, he knew how DC corporate journalists work. Here's what he told NPR about politicians denying that their donors shape their votes: https://t.co/2EycZomvlP https://t.co/aqRcp5W6GR — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@ZaidJilani It's hard to distinguish what someone "really believes" from what they know they have to say to keep their otherwise-unavailable huge salary. Senior editors at TI could never get anywhere close to their Pierre-salaries. But it only changed once he started being vocal on politics. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Everyone who works at the WPost or any other huge media corporation knows the limits on what they can get away with saying. Of course some dissent happens: good for branding and appearances. But overt censorship isn't needed: they only hire those already well inside the lines. — PolitiTweet.org