I should be past being able to be shocked by the practices of the New York Times. Even so, I believe it’s still the official newspaper of record for the USA and I think of that every time they pull another despicable move. Giving Tom Cotton a national/international forum to spout his brand of fascism and calls for murder is a new low for them. This article from Raw Story says it all, complete with numerous tweets from people you’ll recognize, blasting the NYT for their perfidy. Emphasis added.
Activists and commentators are furious that the New York Times gave the column width to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who has been advocating the violent overthrow of the protesters...
While that move is illegal and a clear violation of the Constitution and Cotton’s oath of office, he took to Twitter to encourage murdering the protesters instead of arresting them.
“No quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters,” Cotton tweeted this week.
Full article here: Activists attack the New York Times for giving ‘fascist’ Tom Cotton editorial to call for violence against protesters