Mark Weiss
Nov 4 · 1 min read

A few things here:

  1. Having a “Facedbook” and believing that politicians should not be able to use blatant lies in ads are not mutually exclusive. You know that.
  2. If you could point to the part of the piece in which I argued that Facebook should police comments, that would really bolster your argument. Of course, I didn’t say that, so don’t waste your time.
  3. I used to be sympathetic to Buttigieg, even going as far to rank him as my top three. But as I demonstrate in the article, he has dramatically reversed himself on issue that are important to me, and therefore I prefer other candidates over him.
  4. I hardly think that my empirically-based piece is tantamount to “totally trash[ing]” the man, but hey, go off.
  5. If think if you read more of my articles you’ll find that I dabble more in the “shades of grey” than you give me credit for here. Seriously — I admit that I’m a social democrat (slightly to the right of the Sanders camp), but that does not mean I lack nuance. For example, I don’t like Warren’s proposed trade plan even though I support her candidacy. I think Sanders is wrong on a lot of issues. Nevertheless, I do value consistency — something that Pete, charismatic as he may be, lacks.

Thanks for the read! I’d recommend, though, that you engage with arguments I actually made rather than random bullshit you assumed about me.

    Mark Weiss

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