The 75-year-old Roger Scruton gave his candor and trust to George Eaton because he is deputy editor of the New Statesman. Eaton used those civilized and liberal instincts against Scruton, dishonestly edited his remarks in order to smear Scruton as fearful and bigoted toward Chinese people in order to drum up a mini-Twitter outrage, and got him fired from an honorary position, in which he was advising the government on how to build more beautiful housing.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Hatchet job …
… Roger Scruton Smear: Trumped Up Racism Claims Dishonest | National Review. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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