God you people live in an authoritarian wasteland of a country.
How the fuck does the government have this much control over the media?
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How the fuck does the government have this much control over the media?
wealthy oligarchs purchased the media, and purchased the government. so it's not the government controlling the media directly, it's just that they report to the same boss.
Because the media is owned by the billionaires, which have a vested interest in the current administration's policies
Cos we live in an authoritarian wasteland of a country. Can I come refuge in your country?
Absolutely. And I shouldn't have used those words, i just got angry
Hey, I don’t blame you at all for using those words, they were honest and quite true. I say way worse about this place on the daily
No, you are absolutely correct. No need to apologize.
billionaires ruined the USA
It's not the government, it's the rich.
In americas case, these are the exact same people
Even worse.
Late stage capitalism gone oligarchy
It may be on display like a baboons ass in the US, but it is also going on where you are. You just aren't seeing it.
In it, the executives eulogize Kirk, calling him an “advocate for open debate, whose faith was important to him.”
Open debate is good. Now, never bring up and debate any position held by this man.
I don't think that guy did open debates, I think he was a malevolent well poisoner.
Who used the artifice of "debating" to peddle his lies and deceive the masses.
His "debating" is what pseudoscience is to science.
None of them do. They just edit things down to the very few moments that make them look like they're winning a debate, and even those moments are superficial, construed, or they don't know that they're actually losing. If it's live or in person, conflicting views and evidence are avoided or just ignored. They're all snakes as if snakes were made of slime.
Yeah, seeing some of his clips, so many of his statements are co fidently asserting whatever feels right to him, never with anything solid to back it up. Fucking snowflakes and their feelings...
The last two days have been a fucking joke
I don't work for Comcast and I never will, so let me say this for all of the affected workers:
Fuck him. I will not mourn him. He registers as nothing more than a statistic to me. I'd much rather spend my time mourning children getting mowed down at school than him.
Anyway, hope that gives the workers some relief.
by wrong thing i assume they mean don't point out charlie's history of white supremacy and antisemitism?
America is a farce
A farce with lots of nukes, mkay
Unfortunately
I think this is just an issue with how monopolised mainstream media is
mainstream media journalists just let their brain turn to mush by relying on twitter.
It's a fair sight more complicated than that. Twitter was a terrible development for journalism, but laying off or buying out anyone experienced is far more the root cause, in addition to corporate control tightening.
Fair lol I don't trust journos much
Freedom of speech my ass. America is completely and utterly fucked beyond repair at this point.
they’re terrified people might learn something from this.
the wrong thing
I was frustrated that Canadian news outlets were downplaying who he really was. They're also saying people who are celebrating his death should be ashamed.
He contributed to death, ignorance, misinfo, and leading youth into the alt right pipeline. People should be able to participate in politics without risk of their life.
People should also participate in good faith and shouldn't be allowed to lie or steal. In a just system, these people would be held accountable by the courts. People also should not be allowed to advocate for things that directly or indirectly cause hatred, racism, discrimination, etc.
I don't feel ashamed for feeling okay with this situation. At most, I feel bad for his kids, but I felt bad for them regardless of this situation.
Idk man. It's dumb
Same here in Australia.
And what really gets to me is that he was not only a cunt. He was a completely irrelevant cunt to Australia. Why the fuck the media here is eulogising him is just plain fucking stupid. I think there’s still too many Australian journalists clinging to their blue ticks on mecha-hitler world, thinking they are swimming against the toxicity and not realising it’s sinking in, as it was meant to.
I hope everyone publicly expresses support for the kids shot in Evergreen on the same day while pointedly ignoring Kirk's death. I think that sends a clear message without having to mention Kirk at all.
Comcast executives putting themselves on a list
I mean, it is fair for the company leadership to decide on what is said through their channels.
I don't really see any issues with them limiting what can be said when representing their company.
However, any coworker should be able to post, comment and like what they want on their own personal social media pages without it affecting their employment.
I remember various attempts by employers to force employees to represent the brand and company at all times, that is just idiotic.
I will only accept that my employer will have me say "no comment" when asked about company opinions or details in my free time.
Just to be sure I have this nailed down, I could use some acknowledgment from someone else’s perspective. A view I may not be entirely familiar with. Soooo, a champion for free speech and an advanced mindset is perhaps rolling delightfully in his pre grave state just knowing how much bullshit he created IRL is following him to the grave. Bighead Biggums was a waste of perfectly fine semen.
I would be telling my employees the same, because I dont want them to get slimed online like everyone else.
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