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[Non-Satire] Prominent journal editor fired for endorsing satirical article about Israel-Hamas conflict (www.science.org)
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Dying Gazans Criticized For Not Using Last Words To Condemn Hamas on midwest.soical

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Alternatively, stand up for your principles but be prepared for the consequences.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And the consequences is now a couple weeks of unemployment and struggling to feed their family.

All of that can be done WITH a job, you know?

[–] Doug@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago

That's not necessarily wrong, but it's a dangerous precedent. How many people throughout history have done terrible things to be able to provide for their family? At what point does it become immoral not to take a stand?