The topic of Ukraine comes up during an interview in which New Yorker editor-in-chief David Remnick speaks to the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America Megan Romer like she’s a little baby – the type of smug downtalk that’s especially mastered by corporate liberals.
What’s strange is that Remnick, who lived in Russia for many years and won a Pulitzer Prize writing about the Soviet Union, seems to know nothing about how the Ukraine War began, asking in a kindergarten voice for Megan to please explain to him why the US shouldn’t be funneling hundreds of billions of dollars of weapons into Ukraine.
“We should be sending huge teams of diplomats,” Megan says, “figuring out how to negotiate, and get Russia off Ukraine’s back.”
He gives a soft smirk, oh little baby, and responds:
