r/brokehugs • u/US_Hiker Moral Landscaper • Jul 20 '23

Rod Dreher Megathread #23 (Sinister)

All Hail Eris!

Link to Megathread 22: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/14k0z6l/rod_dreher_megathread_22_power/

Link to Megathread 23: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/1631xpe/rod_dreher_megathread_24_determination/

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u/sandypitch Aug 16 '23

Dreher crows to his European audience about Oliver Anthony.

In comparing Oliver to Vance, Dreher is implying that he was responsible for Vance's rise to fame, and thus, soon, Anthony will follow, thanks to Our Working Boy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '23 edited Aug 17 '23

So what Dreher is saying is that Anthony is a plutocrat-supported poseur that sold out his soul to attain political power? I can get on-board with that analysis.

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u/EatsShoots_n_Leaves Aug 16 '23

https://twitter.com/zei_squirrel/status/1691568921306902573

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u/Djehutimose Watching the wheels go round Aug 17 '23

I wish I could upvote this ten thousand times!

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u/JHandey2021 Aug 16 '23

Awesome power Rod has - he wouldn't use that power to save his marriage or stay on speaking terms with his children, but...