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The Nerd Reich wants to destroy democracy, and its mask has slipped (www.abc.net.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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[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 weeks ago

Not Nerds but techbros, IMO.

[-] alapakala@quokk.au 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

[-] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

[-] alapakala@quokk.au 3 points 2 weeks ago

Disney is the parent company of ABC, iirc'

[-] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks 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 weeks ago

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

[-] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's just lazy and/or wrong then?

[-] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

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 2 weeks ago

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

Have a good rest, cheers!

[-] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks bro 🫂

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago

Calling these dickheads nerds is an insult to nerds everywhere

[-] alapakala@quokk.au 8 points 2 weeks ago

Anything to not call Nazis Nazis.

[-] burido@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Doing that would be too rude for the media.

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