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[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Perfect, so now we know this was pre-meditated retribution for a minor incident days prior. Yelling at someone and breaking a taillight is not a crime worthy of the death penalty.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 5 points 1 day ago

Here’s the attitude, spelled out:

https://youtu.be/vCdS_c7y6V8

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ever since the chomo-in-chief sent terrorists into DC on J6, he and just about every other conservative have been using the word "insurrectionist" incorrectly.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Embrace it! If Jan 6 motherfuckers are patriots, then I'm insurrectionist.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been a political dissident since I was first taught American history. Even the indoctrination heavy Midwest version could not explain to a child why a government that turns on its allies and tortures its own was worthy of my allegiance let alone my respect.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

I got in trouble for not standing or pledging allegiance to the flag as a kid. I stuck to it and they backed off. And that was before I even understood how wrong it was to pledge allegiance to a flag and republic instead of the constitution and laws of the nation.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Fuck that noise. I consider people like myself the real patriots. I won't let these assholes take that from me.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

Those who control the present control the past. Those who control the past control the future.

[–] CascadiaRo@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Trump wouldn’t recognize an insurrectionist if one stormed the White House while he was in it.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago

Official video of Bruce Springstein's protest song about Alex Pretti and Renee Good : Streets of Minneapolis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaPdpwA4Iw

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I choose Luigi. I smash all the goombas. I storm Bowsers Castle and pop a cap right in his rapist ass. Throw him in the lava and win the game. Luigi is the hero.

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 1 points 24 minutes ago

Luigi primarily deals with boos. Close enough to billionaires.

[–] whitecollarcry@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

so everything felt and said about him can be applied to the zombies from jan6, hell yeah

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just about 0:30 of that segment from the NBC broadcast actually shows the new footage in question, or 1/5th of the total 2:32 length. Shit like this is why a lot of people, Gen Z and Gen A in particular, are disconnecting from legacy media. They couldn't even bother to address the topic of the new angle on this story for more than 20% of a time block so short that you couldn't smoke a full cigarette in it.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

time block so short that you couldn't smoke a full cigarette in it.

You're just not smoking hard enough.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

disconnecting from legacy media

I'd say this is a trend that has been going on - at least - ever since Eternal September began. Possibly even before if you consider things like the WELL, pirate radio, zines, cable access stations, and the DIY culture of the punks.

It's just maybe more common now to notice it and comment on it. Certainly easier for even the most lazy to opt out of mainstream media. Ironically, the very same types are ready to capture the lazy in the "new media" with even more controls and oversight than ever before. New boss, same as the old boss.

I'm old enough to remember the ad agency types practically having an existential crisis in the late 80s/early 90s and their concern about being able to market to the "slacker" generation and that's before the 'net.

I guess they needn't have worried so much - it looks like the capture is going quite well for Gen X and beyond...Gen X,Y,Z, and alpha all seem to be coralled into "social media".

[–] arin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Video doesn't load, got mirror?