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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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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 56 points 5 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] dcpDarkMatter@kbin.earth 47 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days 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.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

*Arthur

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Fox News personality.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Plot twist: the Fox News weatherman tells the truth

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days ago

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

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days 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.)

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days 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...

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days 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.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 5 days 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

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 5 days ago

Thank you for your service...

More people need to understand how media whores for the regime