New York Times column calls for U.S. military to suppress protests with "overwhelming force"

[gracchus]

The “magical island” references the discussion here:

On anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, a call for blood in America

While many of the Times’ leadership do live on a magical island (known as “Manhattan”) or its land-link to the rest of America (known as “certain parts of Brooklyn”), Rob said absolutely nothing about their being wealthy or tycoons. They’re highly educated, mostly white people making double, triple, or quadruple the median U.S. income from pleasant creative-class careers. They live in concierge buildings and in the kinds of neighbourhoods where Officer Friendly knows who pays his bills and who …