• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Speaking truth to power was always a revolutionary act. Seems like we’re going back to the old days.

      • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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        13 hours ago

        don’t you hate it in history class, when they talk about how good it was to kill Nazis.

        Will somebody think of the poor genociders

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        19 hours ago

        If I said death to Russians no one would bat an eyelid.

        Your bias showing, it’s also boring and unoriginal.

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            18 hours ago

            Way more clever than my tag lol, I just mark all zionists with “🇮🇱”

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          There will definitely be ppl offended by “death to Russians” and I find it highly questionable, because there are a few hundred good russians who haven’t been killed in the gulags so far and they do not deserve being slaughtered with the rest.

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            18 hours ago

            Death to the Russian Army would be a more accurate parallel. Bobby didn’t chant “death to Israelis” or “death to Jews” an important distinction that the pro-Israel lobby has ignored.

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        20 hours ago

        I meant Theroux’ interview, not his subject. He’s not responsible for the things his interviewees say.

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          Theroux is responsible for whom he chooses to platform and what parts of an interview to publish. He knew this would be controversial, generate lots of clicks, and might lose him sponsors that don’t want to associated with radical rhetoric.

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            20 hours ago

            The guy has literally interviewed the KKK, but this is radical rhetoric too far?

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            19 hours ago

            You do know that’s the job of journalists right? Journalists have in the past spoken to many people it doesn’t mean they endorse those people it just means that the journalists want to get their side of the story. This includes pirates, murderers, and even dictators.
            You’re complaining that a journalist is writing articles that people want to read.

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        17 hours ago

        Another troll for the blocklist. Why are there so many of you guys lately?