God you people live in an authoritarian country.
How the fuck does the government have this much control over the media?
Comcast Executives Warn Workers To Not Say The Wrong Thing About Charlie Kirk | 404 Media
Submitted 1 day ago by theangriestbird@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
https://www.404media.co/comcast-nbcuniversal-email-charlie-kirk/
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dom@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 1 day ago
Billionaire oligarchs
spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org 1 day ago
How the fuck does the government have this much control over the media?
wealthy oligarchs purchased the media, and purchased the government. so it’s not the government controlling the media directly, it’s just that they report to the same boss.
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Because the media is owned by the billionaires, which have a vested interest in the current administration’s policies
Xed@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
billionaires ruined the USA
Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Cos we live in an authoritarian wasteland of a country. Can I come refuge in your country?
dom@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Absolutely. And I shouldn’t have used those words, i just got angry
curiousaur@reddthat.com 1 day ago
It’s not the government, it’s the rich.
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 hours ago
In americas case, these are the exact same people
B0rax@feddit.org 1 day ago
Even worse.
belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 1 day ago
Late stage capitalism gone oligarchy
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 20 hours ago
It may be on display like a baboons ass in the US, but it is also going on where you are. You just aren’t seeing it.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
In it, the executives eulogize Kirk, calling him an “advocate for open debate, whose faith was important to him.”
Open debate is good. Now, never bring up and debate any position held by this man.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I don’t think that guy did open debates, in fact I think he was a malevolent well poisoner.
Who used the artifice of “debating” to peddle his lies and deceive the masses.
His “debating” is what pseudoscience is to science.degen@midwest.social 1 day ago
None of them do. They just edit things down to the very few moments that make them look like they’re winning a debate, and even those moments are superficial, construed, or they don’t know that they’re actually losing. If it’s live or in person, conflicting views and evidence are avoided or just ignored. They’re all snakes as if snakes were made of slime.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Yeah, seeing some of his clips, so many of his statements are co fidently asserting whatever feels right to him, never with anything solid to back it up. Fucking snowflakes and their feelings…
Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
The last two days have been a fucking joke
TehPers@beehaw.org 1 day ago
I don’t work for Comcast and I never will, so let me say this for all of the affected workers:
Fuck him. I will not mourn him. He registers as nothing more than a statistic to me. I’d much rather spend my time mourning children getting mowed down at school than him.
Anyway, hope that gives the workers some relief.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
by wrong thing i assume they mean don't point out charlie's history of white supremacy and antisemitism?
Highlandcow@feddit.uk 1 day ago
I think this is just an issue with how monopolised mainstream media is
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
mainstream media journalists just let their brain turn to mush by relying on twitter.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 day ago
It’s a fair sight more complicated than that. Twitter was a terrible development for journalism, but laying off or buying out anyone experienced is far more the root cause, in addition to corporate control tightening.
Highlandcow@feddit.uk 22 hours ago
Fair lol I don’t trust journos much
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
American is a farce
Steve@startrek.website 1 day ago
A farce with lots of nukes, mkay
Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Unfortunately
wirebeads@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Freedom of speech my ass. America is completely and utterly fucked beyond repair at this point.
yuri@pawb.social 1 day ago
they’re terrified people might learn something from this.
Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 day ago
I was frustrated that Canadian news outlets were downplaying who he really was. They’re also saying people who are celebrating his death should be ashamed.
He contributed to death, ignorance, misinfo, and leading youth into the alt right pipeline. People should be able to participate in politics without risk of their life.
People should also participate in good faith and shouldn’t be allowed to lie or steal. In a just system, these people would be held accountable by the courts. People also should not be allowed to advocate for things that directly or indirectly cause hatred, racism, discrimination, etc.
I don’t feel ashamed for feeling okay with this situation. At most, I feel bad for his kids, but I felt bad for them regardless of this situation.
Idk man. It’s dumb
johannes@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl 19 hours ago
I don’t mourn his passing, i never liked him. But celebrating his assasination… Yeah, i would fire my employees as well if they did this publicly. I am against the death penalty, and in this case someone gave him the death penalty even without due process. If your value’s are such that you celebrate this, then your values don’t align with mine, and you have no place in my business.
hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
I’m going to guess that you probably aren’t part of one of the many groups he actively advocated for violence and hatred against.
I don’t celebrate his death, but that a man actively advocating for violence and hate against so many has been silenced.
johannes@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl 4 hours ago
You’re not that good at guessing. I’m a gay male.
crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 13 hours ago
Even if you don’t celebrate his death, calling him a ‘divisive figure’ shouldn’t get you fired
johannes@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl 4 hours ago
Fair enough.
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I hope everyone publicly expresses support for the kids shot in Evergreen on the same day while pointedly ignoring Kirk’s death. I think that sends a clear message without having to mention Kirk at all.
6stringringer@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
Just to be sure I have this nailed down, I could use some acknowledgment from someone else’s perspective. A view I may not be entirely familiar with. Soooo, a champion for free speech and an advanced mindset is perhaps rolling delightfully in his pre grave state just knowing how much bullshit he created IRL is following him to the grave. Bighead Biggums was a waste of perfectly fine semen.
stoy@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I mean, it is fair for the company leadership to decide on what is said through their channels.
I don’t really see any issues with them limiting what can be said when representing their company.
However, any coworker should be able to post, comment and like what they want on their own personal social media pages without it affecting their employment.
I remember various attempts by employers to force employees to represent the brand and company at all times, that is just idiotic.
I will only accept that my employer will have me say “no comment” when asked about company opinions or details in my free time.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
I mean it seems pretty rational to demand your employees not to celebrate murder. 🤷
dom@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
That isn’t what’s being said here. I hope you’re smart enough to know that and you’re just doing a bit
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
You may have seen that MSNBC recently ended its association with a contributor who made an unacceptable and insensitive comment about this horrific event. That coverage was at odds with fostering civil dialogue and being willing to listen to the points of view of those who have differing opinions. We should be able to disagree, robustly and passionately, but, ultimately, with respect. We need to do better.
Seems like it’s exactly what’s being said?
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
Comcast executives putting themselves on a list