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Brian Thompson, Not Luigi Mangione, Is the Real Working-Class Hero (archive.ph)
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I nominate this NYT opinion piece for shittiest take of 2024!

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

"Just".... ? no. There's a certain vetting process that makes sure they tell the right lies.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Not sure if you didn't get it, but that's a reference to an Arthur meme. altr

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

I'm aware of the arthur reference, but it's really important to realize these aren't off-the-cuff lies.

This is a planned, coordinated effort that has been going on since before I was even alive; and the ~~journalists~~propagandists have been very carefully selected- and have indeed worked very hard to get the job of fucking over americans.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

*Arthur

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

There are two jobs where you can go on national TV, lie and not get fired. President and weather man.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fox News personality.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Plot twist: the Fox News weatherman tells the truth

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The one thing their audience are experts in is what's going on directly outside their window

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

It’s snowing! Therefore climate change is a demoncrap hoax!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Press secretary, too.

Also, weathermen aren't necessarily lying. lying requires an intent to deceive, and most times, weathermen don't mean to deceive, they're just factually wrong. (FWIW, predicting the weather more than a few days in advance is a crap shoot.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Press secretare is just a modern herald or crier, they are the voice of the king.

As for the weatherman bit, your right, but thats also the joke...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the precipitous fall of print media over the past couple decades is something that would one day be written about in the history books if they weren't also full of shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Decentralized media like fedi is the only hope of the working class.

Owners either own or control everything else government, fake news, TV, Hollywood, publishing, corporate socials.

Wikipedia will be deposed in time, they are already mawing at the foundation

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for your service...

More people need to understand how media whores for the regime