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TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 month agoI hate how some are trying to spin this as “he was killed just for having different opinions”
…like who?
Comment on Posting for the "Now guys he was MURDERED! Don't celebrate!" Crowd
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 month agoI hate how some are trying to spin this as “he was killed just for having different opinions”
…like who?
AndiHutch@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I heard something like that from 2 different ‘news’ sources. One was Fox News and the other was PBS news. The PBS one was a lot less direct, but some rando who knew nothing about him could still take that message away. Zero mention of what he advocated for beyond challenging opinions on college campuses and mentioning he was a right wing influencer. They were playing up the think of the CEO’s family card just like they did with the UHC CEO. Oh and don’t forget the 247 (/s) random politicians who condemn political violence.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Shocking
No, it wasn’t. Bullshit.
Okay. That’s just what they feel they have to do for appearances. Even the ones who actively wish for political violence (Trump) say that shit. No one should be surprised there.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
I watched PBS news tonight as well, and what AndiHutch said was pretty much right on.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Then that would be out of character for the network. No group of people is perfect. Which is seemingly what a lot of lemmings expect. They will always be disappointed.
AndiHutch@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Why do you disbelieve me? Do you think that PBS news wouldn’t focus on the political beliefs of a political activist without actually mentioning what those beliefs are when eulogizing him? They talked about how he was big in the Maga movement and how he was close to trump, but they didn’t mention any of his horrible views that he got flack for. When you don’t mention what his actual horrible views were and instead focus on a bunch of politicians’ generic condemnation of political violence, It’s not exactly a stretch to think that a viewer could think he was killed for his opinions or his political stance. PBS didn’t say that directly, but they don’t have to for people to take that message away.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
PBS is a respectable news source that I trust. Some internet rando is not.