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orbitz lemmy.ca orbitz@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-30
#52 · Quote Reply

She was trying to do a fluff piece interview, and he was trying to drop hard facts. I'm glad he didn't back down on his points.

Haven't watched it but sounds like someone with strong convictions and an idea why things are the way they are. Hopefully eventually enough people recognize the fact that we need a functional society that allows the random person to feel comfortable. Cause if you get enough itchy people things get scratched.

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Basic Glitch sh.itjust.works AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-24
#53 · Quote Reply

This guy is my hero

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ZombiFrancis sh.itjust.works ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-24
#54 · Quote Reply

You and I are in agreement; the user I responded to seemed to be implying otherwise. Edit: I think it’s a bit strong to say it’s “a literal white supremacist talking point.” Your average boomer is going to mistakenly associate it with Voltaire. I think folks that are some level below terminally online have seen one of the many pieces pointing out its origin. Away from the author, it could stand...

the user I responded to seemed to be implying otherwise.

Not really. I'm just saying the quote isn't particularly insightful upon analysis, source notwithstanding.

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SCmSTR lemmy.blahaj.zone SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-07-24
#55 · Quote Reply

And this is why legacy media is legacy media.

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commander lemmy.world commander@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-12-02
#56 · Quote Reply

As unhinged as social media gets, this is pretty much why so many end up trusting it over traditional media. The internet broke the veil of commercial reporting/journalism - media in general. Broke the trust on accepting public personas and not being suspicious of them behind the scenes. Sell out reporters/journalist/artists/etc are like scabs to labor strikers

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ulterno programming.dev ulterno@programming.dev
Joined: 2024-11-12
#57 · Quote Reply

Didn't a literal Nazi coin that phrase while talking about jews?

Hey, just because the wrong guy spoke it first, doesn't make it wrong in itself.

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manuallybreathing lemmy.ml manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-08-02
#58 · Quote Reply

Haven't watched it but sounds like someone with strong convictions and an idea why things are the way they are. Hopefully eventually enough people recognize the fact that we need a functional society that allows the random person to feel comfortable. Cause if you get enough itchy people things get scratched.

Haven’t watched it

It's a 30 second clip mate

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PuddleOfKittens sh.itjust.works PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-10-12
#59 · Quote Reply

Haven’t watched it It's a 30 second clip mate

30 seconds of sound when you're pooping on the toilet at work, is 30 seconds too much sound. Hypothetically speaking.

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makingStuffForFun lemmy.ml makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-04
#60 · Quote Reply

Legend. Came back to his point with a friendly smile, and plenty of grace

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SalmiakDragon feddit.nu SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu
Joined: 2025-02-20
#61 · (edited) Quote Reply

It's an axiomatic truism. It's logic is self contained. To learn who is wet, simply find out who is in the water.

Is it? I haven't studied philosophy (but I have studied math) - it seems to me that the Wikipedia article on Truism demands the statement to be true for it to be a truism. But it's not true though?

The way I see it, the statement can be construed as:

I'm not allowed to criticize X -> X rules over me

But, perhaps because "allowed" and "criticize" are subject to interpretation, there are plenty of groups you will be socially penalized for criticizing (see jokes about kids with cancer below the comment with the quote - I can’t figure out how to link to them). Many countries also protect minorities by making hate speech illegal, and yet those minorities are not ruling the country (though that's probably exactly what the quote was originally meant to imply). If anything, the truism would be the 'opposite' implication:

X rules over me -> I'm not allowed to criticize X

Yet even this isn't categorically true, like in democracies (which I guess brings in the interpretation of "rule", as well).

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alonsohmtz feddit.uk alonsohmtz@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-17
#62 · Quote Reply

Didn't a literal Nazi coin that phrase while talking about jews?
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LainTrain lemmy.dbzer0.com LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-01-24
#63 · (edited) Quote Reply

If the fediverse can focus on integrating content from from other fediverse sources extremely organically, the fediverse will win. I shouldn't have to leave Lemmy to watch this video.

Huh? I watched it in the app (Jerboa) and it was no problem, I downloaded it too, and sync'd to my immich server, of course 🤓

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LainTrain lemmy.dbzer0.com LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-01-24
#64 · Quote Reply

On voyager, I have to go out of client.

Voyager sounds pretty rough, try Jerboa instead, that's the good one.

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DylanMc6 [any, any] lemmy.dbzer0.com DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-12-04
#65 · Quote Reply

Sounds like NBC needs to study and read socialist theory. Seriously! https://redsails.org/

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MonkderVierte lemmy.zip MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-05-30
#66 · (edited) Quote Reply

Can someone federate it?

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Hogrider lemmy.world OleFoFa@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-11
#67 · Quote Reply

Sounds like NBC needs to study and read socialist theory. Seriously! https://redsails.org/

They probably did, but decided to pick the side of the billionaire class/got told by their owners (the billionaire class) that they were to pick the side of the billionaire class in order to facilitate the continued exploitation of ordinary people

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DylanMc6 [any, any] lemmy.dbzer0.com DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-12-04
#68 · Quote Reply

They probably did, but decided to pick the side of the billionaire class/got told by their owners (the billionaire class) that they were to pick the side of the billionaire class in order to facilitate the continued exploitation of ordinary people

Gee, would've been a shame if NBC gets split and then to the workers who would then collectivize it. Seriously!

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EldritchFemininity lemmy.blahaj.zone EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-11-22
#69 · Quote Reply

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Let me guess - you have a Final Solution for it.

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Ambient Dread lemmy.world ambientdread@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-18
#70 · Quote Reply

A+ for staying on message.

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modus lemmy.world modus@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
#71 · Quote Reply

30 seconds of sound when you're pooping on the toilet at work, is 30 seconds too much sound. Hypothetically speaking.

You sit idly pooping while so much of the housing stock in the US is owned by hedge funds?

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nexguy lemmy.world nexguy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
#72 · Quote Reply

-"Snow is pretty"

-"Mmhmm, so private equity owns..."

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xttweaponttx sh.itjust.works Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-01
#73 · Quote Reply

You need to leave? I could just watch it on the timeline. Using jerboa, I guess it depends on client.

Woah, I've been on Eternity for quite a while and have heard about Jerboa a bunch in comments! Finally downloaded it based on this comment and sure enough, this video was the first thing in my feed and it even auto played silently on the thumbnail! (Turning that off immediately though lol)

Thanks for the recommend!! ❤️

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-22
#74 · Quote Reply

The news reporter wanted a feel good puff piece regardless of how inappropriate it is. The interviewee wanted to report the actual news.

Was it live? Probably not. That means they left it in on purpose.

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Fmstrat lemmy.world Fmstrat@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-04-27
#75 · Quote Reply

Legend. Came back to his point with a friendly smile, and plenty of grace

With a climate change kicker thrown in

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VicksVaporBBQrub Moderator VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-08
#76 · Quote Reply

Can someone federate it?

Here is a tweet https://t.co/gUEj8HeHkF of the loops,video clip that is linked in this page https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/legend-yorker-turns-local-news-210000274.html

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GunValkyrie lemmy.world GunValkyrie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#77 · Quote Reply

Was it live? Probably not. That means they left it in on purpose.

Did you watch the clip?

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lobut lemmy.ca lobut@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-13
#78 · Quote Reply

30 seconds of sound when you're pooping on the toilet at work, is 30 seconds too much sound. Hypothetically speaking.

I've been next to lads in the stalls where they're dropping bombs and on the phone on the same time. No shame. Barely stopped to grunt. Truly Gods among men.

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HertzDentalBar lemmy.blahaj.zone HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-12-26
#79 · Quote Reply

Basically trying to nostalgia bait people but buddy saw right through it and went in for the kill.

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atcorebcor sh.itjust.works atcorebcor@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-09-24
#80 · Quote Reply

I wonder what New York would have been if Henry George had become mayor back then

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-22
#81 · Quote Reply

Did you watch the clip?

Yes. But if they aired it, they aired it on purpose. Clips like that are rarely actually live. So they made a show of not continuing to give him airtime, but they gave him enough to get his message out - twice.

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tatterdemalion programming.dev tatterdemalion@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-07-02
#82 · (edited) Quote Reply

Yeah, she's just following orders.

We all know how good "just following orders" and "just doing my job" turns out.

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orbitz lemmy.ca orbitz@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-30
#83 · Quote Reply

Haven’t watched it It's a 30 second clip mate

Pretty much I don't care for random audio, I prefer text articles or comments to get the jist of things. I actually hate noise unless it's for entertainment or another person (well sometimes I don't care for that but polite society and all).

A 30 second video would be a nice short article.

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GunValkyrie lemmy.world GunValkyrie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#84 · Quote Reply

Yes. But if they aired it, they aired it on purpose. Clips like that are rarely actually live. So they made a show of not continuing to give him airtime, but they gave him enough to get his message out - twice.

It's says "Live" in the upper left hand corner.

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-22
#85 · Quote Reply

It's says "Live" in the upper left hand corner.

They often lie about that. It's usually pseudo live, as in, recorded just a short while before.

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