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On 8/14/16 10:21 AM, Mike Sola via Marxism wrote:
Why would I contribute to a new magazine one of whose front-page articles is a lengthy tale (The Woman Who Deflated Anthony Weiner’s Balls: Meet the real Sydney Leathers <http://washingtonbabylon.com/meet-the-real-sydney-leathers-the-woman-who-deflated-anthony-weiners-balls-reviews-the-new-documentary-about-her-former-sexting-partner/>) about the woman with whom Anthony Weiner did "sexting"? Another isTwo Thumbs Down on Weiner Doc. <http://washingtonbabylon.com/two-thumbs-down-on-weiner-plus-pop-up-anthony-weiner-not-again/> "Political" titillation is still titillation.
For the same reason you would contribute to any magazine or medium that contains no advertising and that provides either enlightenment or entertainment, or some combination of the two. I used to donate hundreds of dollars a year to WBAI until it stop delivering on both.
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