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Bari Weiss And The Libs Who Love To Flatter Conservatives

2025-10-09 News & Politics
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Analysis of Barry Weiss Appointment and Corporate Ideological Enclosure in Media

Understand how corporate profit motives drive the installation of commentators like Barry Weiss at major newsrooms and why this signals a failure of institutional liberalism.

Short Summary

  • The appointment of Barry Weiss at CBS signals a right-wing takeover, facilitated by corporate mergers prioritized over journalistic integrity.
  • Weiss uses "moderation" and flattery to grant tacit approval to financial and ideological allies, enabling a "fascist project."
  • Media figures like Ezra Klein fail to directly call out overt ideological alignment, demonstrating a prioritization of maintaining access to influential circles.
  • The trend reflects a broader political "enclosure" where liberal institutions capitulate to profit and perceived conservative pressure.

This discussion dissects the mechanism behind Barry Weiss's placement at CBS News following the Paramount merger, framing it as an ideological maneuver rather than simple profit-seeking. Speakers analyze Weiss’s rhetoric, particularly her Federalist Society speech, contrasting her self-portrayal of being "moderately pro-choice" with her broader right-wing alignment, which serves to legitimize powerful interests.

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Top Comments (10)

@Chromagnan 2025-10-09

The worst people always seem to fail upward.

352 21 replies
@smartphoto59 2025-10-09

Bari Weis is another Peter Thiel puppet.

253 6 replies
@emptydesire3 2025-10-09

I remember watching Bill Maher fawn over Bari years ago on his show, then I listened to what she had to say. No thank you.

147 5 replies
@braddennis5442 2025-10-09

Weiss is truly insufferable. She is the embodiment of that word

133 2 replies
@SocialMacro 2025-10-09

What Bari Weiss really meant: "Human beings were created equal, but some are more equal than others."

120 1 replies
@Rae_M.26.7 2025-10-09

Weiss is one of the worst people alive

96 5 replies
@Lionel054 2025-10-09

After Dave Rubin, Bari Weiss was my next encounter with the grifter concept. In this world grifters win

67 2 replies
@ComradeCatpurrnicus 2025-10-09

5:57 "identity politics bad, unless I'm doing it to launder my collaboration with fascists"

38 2 replies
@erickleefeld4883 2025-10-09

“Let’s do some fucking news” — that reminds me of, “We’ll do it live, we’ll do it live!”

37 1 replies
@angelab3688 2025-10-09

She supports institutions; not people.

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