Robert Fisk quote

This quote was reprinted in Adbusters (thanks Mum). It is from respected leftist journalist Robert Fisk, who writes for the Independent in England. (Their site is all pay for his stories, so I’ve linked to a site that seems to have at least some of his writing.

“Look, the problem with the progressive left activists in this country is that all they do is talk to each other. I went to a seminar at an East Coast college and all these middle-class women were talking about bridge-building between progressives and activists and socialists, and they wanted to build a bridge to the mainstream press. I said, ‘it’s irredeemable. Don’t waste your time. First of all, stop calling it mainstream. Start calling your press mainstream and call the other alternative.’

“I said, ‘Look, I’m not going to give you advice on what to do. I’m a journalist. But if you want to reach out to people, stop talking to each other in your privileged little room.’”

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