I don't think John is claiming to have a better idea of what is going on in Springfield than Vance. His claim is that Vance was lying when he talked and posted about the pet eating rumors which he knew were unsubstantiated rumors and likely untrue.
And John is right to be critical of that. Here are the best two pieces I've ready about why:
I don't think John is claiming to have a better idea of what is going on in Springfield than Vance. His claim is that Vance was lying when he talked and posted about the pet eating rumors which he knew were unsubstantiated rumors and likely untrue.
And John is right to be critical of that. Here are the best two pieces I've ready about why:
https://damonlinker.substack.com/p/something-much-darker
https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-tired-dance-of-the-demagogue