The author is Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire possible Democrat presidential candidate, who arguably has done more than anyone else to stoke the flames of our #cultureWars.
It’s true that his support of free speech (at least on college campuses) seems to be sincere. He spoke about this back in 2014.
But the linked article’s lamentations of a “bitter political division” that’s “fracturing the country even more deeply” ring hollow. This is a guy who is possibly the #1 funder of leftist groups–the same groups that are fostering this “bitter political division” and “fracturing the country even more deeply.”
A National Review article from 2013 says Bloomberg was “spending $400 million of his own money to support Planned Parenthood, fund gay-marriage initiatives at the state level, and ‘back candidates who would further gun control and education.’” And: “Bloomberg’s ‘Philanthropies’ group backed Amendment 66 with millions of dollars; if passed, the law would have raised taxes in the state by around a billion dollars and switched out Colorado’s flat-rate income tax for one with two tiers.” Last month’s NYT: “The major gun control organizations, propelled by funding from supporters like Michael R. Bloomberg…”
If Bloomberg wants to spend his money on charity, well, some art museum somewhere needs a new wing, right. But if his “charity” means fanning the culture war flames, it’s a bit hypocritical to complain about how hot they’ve become.
The author is Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire possible Democrat presidential candidate, who arguably has done more than anyone else to stoke the flames of our #cultureWars.
It’s true that his support of free speech (at least on college campuses) seems to be sincere. He spoke about this back in 2014.
But the linked article’s lamentations of a “bitter political division” that’s “fracturing the country even more deeply” ring hollow. This is a guy who is possibly the #1 funder of leftist groups–the same groups that are fostering this “bitter political division” and “fracturing the country even more deeply.”
A National Review article from 2013 says Bloomberg was “spending $400 million of his own money to support Planned Parenthood, fund gay-marriage initiatives at the state level, and ‘back candidates who would further gun control and education.’” And: “Bloomberg’s ‘Philanthropies’ group backed Amendment 66 with millions of dollars; if passed, the law would have raised taxes in the state by around a billion dollars and switched out Colorado’s flat-rate income tax for one with two tiers.” Last month’s NYT: “The major gun control organizations, propelled by funding from supporters like Michael R. Bloomberg…”
If Bloomberg wants to spend his money on charity, well, some art museum somewhere needs a new wing, right. But if his “charity” means fanning the culture war flames, it’s a bit hypocritical to complain about how hot they’ve become.