AUDIO: Smears, scandals, and splitters
Not all criticisms of others are “hit pieces”;
Not all “hit pieces” are legitimate criticism.
An exploration of smears, scandals, and splitting in the perennially polarised “movement” .
The audio version of this article is above, and for the fully-referenced written version, please see here.
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I liked listening to this, thanks Miri.
And 🎯. Again.
Loved that distinction between hit pieces and criticism. What a beautiful way with words you have Miri.