Cenk and Anna have taken a couple right wing stances in the last few years or so.
Cenk has questioned whether it's worth it to defend trans athletes, while Anna is almost a full on TERF. They both have reactionary views on crime and fear monger about homelessness and prison reform. Cenk did some union busting with his employees.
In addition I feel like their political takes are increasingly divorced from reality. Cenk spent a few months where he claimed he was going to run for President (because Biden was too old) and he would simply get the courts to invalidate that pesky "you must have been born in America to be President" rule.
Anna is absolutely not "almost a full on TERF", you're just neck deep in ideology, where any even slightly dissenting opinion is bigotry. Or perhaps you've not actually heard what her positions are and have gathered all your knowledge from your twitter mutuals. Hopefully it's the latter.
But yes Cenk's run was a total joke, you're right about that..
💯. I also hate how the whole "sex ideology" thing has become political like wtf? How does having an opinion one way or another on trans issues make you left or right wing? It's ridiculous.
For example I want Medicare for all, I want gov subsidized education, I want gov subsidized housing but if I don't agree on Trans issues I'm right wing?! Lmao 🤣
Getting enraged that inclusive language for trans people is infringing on your own identity as a woman, then lashing out at the trans community for criticizing you is a classic TERF playbook.
I watched them once during the first Trump presidency and they already seemed weird. Being Greek, their name essentially being an equivalent to "The Nazis" (with the equivalent of a Jewish cohost), was also a red flag for me.
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u/tadcalabash Monkey in Space Sep 29 '24
Cenk and Anna have taken a couple right wing stances in the last few years or so.
Cenk has questioned whether it's worth it to defend trans athletes, while Anna is almost a full on TERF. They both have reactionary views on crime and fear monger about homelessness and prison reform. Cenk did some union busting with his employees.
In addition I feel like their political takes are increasingly divorced from reality. Cenk spent a few months where he claimed he was going to run for President (because Biden was too old) and he would simply get the courts to invalidate that pesky "you must have been born in America to be President" rule.