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RIP John Pilger, journalist turned propagandist.
May his memory be a warning.
@mattjhodgkinson @hesgen The Hari rehabilitation baffles me. He went from being outed as a plagiarist to writing recklessly dangerous books on subjects he has no understanding of to much aplomb from his pals in the industry.
It doesn't baffle me. Hari brown-nosed his way to the top, and will have earned pals' loyalty in one way or another. I've seen seen a number of similar examples in journalism, and before that academic science.
@rhys @hesgen What exactly are you referring to? The last two parents in this obituary regarding his story for Putin? Or is there more? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67853392
@hesgen I'm not sure anyone has gone from such a high estimation in my mind to such a low one. His was a pretty tragic decline to observe.
If there's an afterlife, I'm sure he and Kissinger will have much to talk about.