• elbucho@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Fuck NBC for labeling their protest as “pro Gaza” instead of the much more accurate “anti-genocide”. I realize that our media is almost entirely owned by like 12 billionaires, but it still chafes.

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        20 days ago

        We will get somewhere, but I’m not sure it’ll be a good place. Here’s my prediction of how it will go:

        Once Gaza and the West Bank are fully and exclusively populated by Israelis and American tourists, once the Palestinians have all been slaughtered or run out of their own country, once all the dust has settled and resort hotels have been built on top of all the mass graves, then and only then will our news agencies finally refer to what happened as a genocide. Some well-known news anchor will look into the camera with weary eyes and a little ribbon pinned to their lapel, they’ll take on a somber tone, and they’ll say “never again”. Someone will win a Peabody for the story. And just as society starts to believe those words, “never again”, the history of those events will be banned from schools and libraries, and those teaching it will be fired and jailed. The memo will come down from corporate and that same news anchor will again appear on TV. They’ll look into the camera with a sparkle in their eye, flashing their overly white news anchor smile, and talk about how all the trans people being rounded up and put into camps is definitely not a genocide, and saying so means you hate God.

        “This is Jim Tradman for Channel Five News, signing off. Blessed are the fruit, under His eye.”

        But then, I’m a bit of a pessimist.

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      21 days ago

      are you absolutely sure they were all specifically just had cake, and none of them were hungry?

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    21 days ago

    If you watch the video the cops assault the protestors which is so crazy. I get you can remove the people and am not surprised cops acted this way it’s just so disgusting to see.

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    21 days ago

    Ben & Jerry’s parent company is Unilever. Their stock is currently 60.60 usd. Let’s see if it climbs after this.