It is nothing short of murder for pay. The media companies are guaranteed to already be selling ad space for it and it will bring in billions. And- we should all know already that the nazi organization known as MAGA have already claimed their share of it.

PLEASE- Do not watch this. Do not let them monetize executions.

This paves the way for judges to issue executions far more frequently and will result in the most colossally vile abuse of our legal system we will ever know.

DO NOT WATCH IT. DO NOT SUPPORT MONETIZING MURDER.

(EDIT: it’s been brought to my attention that people need their hand held so, what I am referring to here is that MAGA is going to use American military and social media to publicly execute someone. Whoever hosted it will absolutely profit from it and there is no way MAGA isn’t also going to take their cut)

I don't even know what the fuck you're talking about.

Maybe try paying attention to what’s going on.

Maybe don't assume everyone on the fediverse is USA-ian.

So gather all information about a thing we should not watch? Kinda like asking for a link to be sure we can avoid it.

This is the 1st time I hear about it, so your post kinda defeats the purpuse, it sparks intrest.

No hate for you tho. I am against any kind of execution, deserved or otherwise. Making a circus + money out of it make me vomit.

So…. MAGA is going to publicly execute someone live.

It’s world news bud. America is part of the world.

A guy who shot up a military base in Texas (murica) some time back is going to be executed by firing squad (murica) and they have said it will be livestreamed (murica)

No need to check my comments. It’s just part of the news. It’s a thing that is happening that is being widely covered.

"Don't watch the snuff film!"

Well, okay. I wasn't. But now I'm still not.

Gladiator fights at 8 on channel 6.

It’s fucking barbaric.

You’d be surprised that people don’t know what’s behind shit like this. They’ll watch it not knowing that their view counts as support to ensure it continues.

The 5 seconds you spent making a snide response could have been used to just add an informative link instead. And doing that would have the potential to inform people and bring them to your side. Hundreds of lurkers aren’t going to look up the totally unknown thing you’re upset about, especially when you’re being antagonistic. They’re just going to dismiss you and your message and move on to the next post. But if your goal is to feel superior and dunk on folks who are less informed about US current events than you, then: great job! keep up the good work!

The story that OP, myself and countless other USians are upset about (among so many other daily awful events): # Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmy0r96xygx6o

Is this really general discussion? Like if I wasn't on PTO right now and back at work, would my coworkers talk to me about this?

This is literally turning into Monday Night Rehabilitation from Idiocracy.

This whole cabinet is like a less funny version of that movie.

I assume you know about the guy who decided to eat an onion because that occurred in the world too.

I doubt they care if anyone supports it. They're just doing it to get their own rocks off. It will continue as long as they're there.

While I don't know if the stream will be monetized, I can see how the event being profitable would incentivize more of it

Whaaaat the fuck?

I would kinda like a list of anyone that buys advertising for the broadcast.

in Idiocracy they are idiots that know it and try to do good. This has nothing to do with these human fecal dejections at the white house.

That's the correct reaction, thank you

I support public executions. Keeping them behind closed doors only protects capital punishment supporters and prison officials.

Americans should look at what's done in their name.

To be fair that was the prime minister of Australia at the time and he did it in front of cameras during an interview, brown onion, skin and all.

He was the worst prime minister Australia had ever seen (not for the onion, his other policies were also shit house) but holy moly he looks like a socialist saint compared to the current US admin.

In an ideal world where people are disgusted by death, sure.

But way too many Americans would happily cheer on this execution for it to work as deterrent.

Only the sick moronic fucks who support MAGA will watch it.

Maybe try establishing an introduction to your rants instead of assuming we all live within your headspace.

Mine absolutely would, but I work in government so it's fairly relevant.

I wonder why they decided to do it that way...

Most likely as a publicity stunt to distract the voter base from their many egregious, embarrassing failures. Picking a topic where they look like monsters at least avoids discussion of their weakness and how much of a chump you'd have to be to vote for them to remain in power.

Maybe try paying attention and not expecting people to hold your hand. That or maybe try accepting that if you don’t know what someone is talking about- move on, it’s not for you.

You should stop assuming. That’s what causes these problems.

I don’t care for holding peoples hands. It’s a pretty major story. One can’t avoid see this unless they are intentionally avoiding it. And if they are, then they need to see posts like this with the hopes that it might influence them to start paying attention.

This effect all of us.

I believe they would. And if not they should. A government is publicizing and creating a for profit public execution.

Who wouldn’t talk to you about this?

You doubt Trump cares about viewership numbers?

I've got a better reason... Watching it will only make you a worse person. And I don't mean in the sense it's morally wrong, but that the act of joining in the crowd cheering for suffering and death will inevitably chip away at your empathy

I doubt the primary reason is monetary, this is the kind of wannabe influencer bullshit the MAGA leaders love to put on. It's performative larper fascism. I'm sure someone will find a way to make a profit, but they're doing it for the sake of doing it. It just makes their nipples hard

But more importantly, hate is a poison. Exposure makes it just a little bit easier to stomach next time. It's feeding the wolf in you that lusts for hurting others

The people in Idiocracy are dumb. The people in power now are cruel and dumb.

*affects

The same people who shed tears of rage when people were sharing Kirk's death footage for fun.

Whoever hosted it will absolutist from it

Your edit ____ a word.

Yeah. That’s iOS autocorrect for ya.

*iOS autocorrect. I’m done correcting it.

Why would he care? He'll just invent the number anyway regardless.

What if I told you live streaming the execution wasn't about the money? The regime will claw money wherever they want.

It's about power, humiliation, dehumanization, and desensitization.

It's also a test. Can we get away with publicly executing people? They seem to have done it so far, cops and ICE have done it for a while.

It won't stop at public execution of death row inmates. The Nazi train is full steam ahead, and there will be a lot more death, a lot more suffering, and a lot of people enjoying every fucking second of it. Why? Because that's the only thing they enjoy. Its a disease that is only curable one way.

So, uh, are you going to edit your post again to fix it?

Already did.

The reason is irrelevant. That it’s happening at all is abhorrent. And I’d imagine it’s about all of the things.

Besides. It can be both. Seeing as how money = power = money.

Oh im not watching.

Im just eagerly hoping for a hilarious headline about them doing an about face and executing the cancerous pigs that set this up to begin with.

They won’t. This is happening. This is the world we live in.

My bad, Voyager didn't refresh when I expected it to.