Five

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[–] Five@lemmy.cafe 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

What does "Don’t be in a zero zone, that’s all there is to it." and "I agree with you fully." mean, if you're not endorsing someone who blames the journalists for being harmed while *checks notes* doing their job reporting on civil unrest with cameras in proximity to armed police?

[–] Five@lemmy.cafe 17 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

It's one thing to be happy to concede your constitutional right to assemble and protections for the press to bullies with guns.

It's another to distance yourself from the brave injured journalists and blame the people with cameras for the actions of tyrants.

[–] Five@lemmy.cafe 46 points 12 hours ago (8 children)

Your ignorance in this context is really gross.

[–] Five@lemmy.cafe 66 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

These cars are mobile hi-def surveillance cameras. Incidentally they indefinitely track all the riders, their destinations and origins, and report it back to big data. Lime scooters are no better.

[–] Five@lemmy.cafe 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For some reason performative neutrality is the line that 'journalists' are not allowed to cross, even against fascism. Morans' statements are weak-sauce compared to the Michelin star grill marks the typewriter hammers of Hunter S. Thompson indelibly branded on Nixon's legacy.

There is no 'left' and 'right' mainstream media, just a slippery slope of appeasement to tyranny from NPR down to OAN, and then there is the sidelined and suppressed resistance trying to break through. It has always been this way, and is the reason things have deteriorated to our current state.

 

This article was written in 2022, but hasn't been posted in this sub before. Credit to Quadball for its based response and timely foresight.

[–] Five@lemmy.cafe 9 points 5 days ago (8 children)

You're very welcome! Kris@feddit.org / @poVoq@slrpnk.net is an incredible admin, and up until now has declined donations, funding the entire instance several years now from his own pocket.

This current downtime is the exception that proves the rule. I hope he's not stressing out too much. We'll all be ready to jump right back into it when he gets back.