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The Nerd Reich wants to destroy democracy, and its mask has slipped (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 days ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/whatever@quokk.au

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"Billionaires have become radicalised against democracy," the American independent journalist Gil Durán tells the ABC.

"We have to realise how much power we have, and to stop being tuned out from the very real threat we face from a billionaire class that has gone off the edge of sanity into an altered reality.

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[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago

Calling these dickheads nerds is an insult to nerds everywhere

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Not Nerds but techbros, IMO.

[–] alapakala@quokk.au 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

ABC is using “nerd” as an insult here.
They want us back in the lockers.

[–] deadtom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Abc.net.au. Article talks about Australlians ... Disney?

[–] alapakala@quokk.au 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Disney is the parent company of ABC, iirc'

[–] deadtom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Easy mistake to make, but no not at all affiliated with Disney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation

[–] Snoopy@jlai.lu 3 points 2 days ago

Good point, i didn't notice it. Thank for correcting the article.

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but that doesn't fit the pun nearly as well

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's just lazy and/or wrong then?

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

Not necessarily? Idk man, language evolves, the word "nerd" doesn't have the same meaning/connotations as it did 40 years ago, nor the same as it will have 40 years from now. Either way, my brain is fried from work so I'm just gonna sit this one out. Feel free to use my comment as a Strawman if you must

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just think nerd isn't something bad in itself, today. That's it.

Have a good rest, cheers!

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

Thanks bro 🫂

[–] alapakala@quokk.au 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Anything to not call Nazis Nazis.

[–] burido@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Doing that would be too rude for the media.