The last one reminds me of the Paradox Of Tolarence
IcePee
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I think the difference be between Briana's and George's killing and why one got the limelight was two fold. One could have maybe explained away as an honest mistake or a bad situation. The other was pretty blatant malice. George being the latter. Outrage takes time to build and can dissipate quickly. It maybe the public had just reached a tipping point after months and years of unlawful killing by police of black people, mostly male, mostly young.
I think the offense people took with your reply is due to the historic "he was no Angel" excuse. As a way to justify the inexcusable, cold blooded murder.
I disagree. It's an projection from positions in Project 2025, Trump's own desire for presidential immunity, the No More Political Prosecutiins Act and his admitted wish to be a dictator (for a day).
Or that there will be a next guy at all. He could cancel the elections. Make himself president for life.
I'm sceptical, the only difference between news sources is how your bias gets confirmed, or not. Even "impartial" sources use framing and subtle use of words to push an opinion. There's a reason exceedingly rich people invest in news outlets. It's a loss leader. They are purchasing a 20k watt sound system to drown out any opposing view.
I looked at it and despaired how intertwined Israel is in the global economy. A full boycott will be a real sacrifice. You'd be surprised how wide ranging their influence is.
The real question is do we have enough access to cheap green tech? A further, more probing question is: what are we willing to sacrifice to get it? Potential things on the chopping block:
- sovereignty
- worker rights
- national security
- a resilient economy
As to the last one, as the recent pandemic showed, consolidating manufacturing to one country/area can make the global economy quite fragile to economic, environmental, societal and political shocks.
Conservatives: "Hey want to hear a joke?" Transphobia
Followed by hur hur hur.
As Mr. Miyagi would say:
"Walk On Road, Hmmm? Walk Left Side, Safe. Walk Right Side, Safe. Walk Middle, Sooner Or Later... Get Squish Just Like Grape!"
Or, how about Yoda:
"Do or do not. There is no try”
What I'm saying either Linux rules the roost or Windows does. The "roost" in this example is your hard drive.
A video about it: https://piped.video/watch?v=pHHGSfd6rPk