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"Both sides do it" is a reactionary defense of ageism
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"Both sides do it" is a reactionary defense of ageism

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Carl Beijer
Sep 16, 2016
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Earlier today, Mother Jones Editor-in-Chief Clara Jeffery openly avowed her hatred of an entire generation:

Understandably, a lot of progressives, who have historically opposed bigotry against oppressed communities, took issue with this. In one pretty straightforward post, for example, Atrios related Jeffery’s ageist rhetoric to its more familiar express…

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