Hamartia

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[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The deeper reason is that they believe in a highly hierarachical society in which they have earned the right to be in the top strata. That's why they chase the big donors. That's why their calculations will always put themselves and their grip on power above: the basic needs of impoverished Americans; or the lives of innocent civilians getting bombed out of existance; or future generations that will inherit our strung out eco system; and about countless other maladies and evils that beset our tettering civilisation.

They are not leftwing, they are the corporate bulwark against leftwing ideas. They are not big tent, they promulgate a very narrow reading of reality to the benefit of their paymasters.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I think this is a bit naive. Both partys will have done their homework and have a fairly good idea what it is those disenfranchised voters want. The problem is is what they want is at odds with what the party's big donors want.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

At the time maybe, but a lot of smaller details such as this will become much more important later on when the dust settles. So, why not write it up now so that ot can be revisited later on. It's not as if there's a limit to the number of acticles they can publish.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well if all you are used to is your establishment talking heads in narrow lockstep then it might be off putting. It isn't at all damning for a single outlet to report on something. Especially when working somewhere so dangerous to be.

In reality this is, as others seem to be at pains to point out, a minor addition to the mountian of nightsoil. It wouldn't make a lot of sense to fabricate such a lightweight appendix if it is likely to undermine reporting on more serious events.

Calling it branding isn't entirely out of scope with the normal usage of the word either. It just is slightly problematic in that we are now conditioned to expect the very worst of humanity from some of the IDF soldiers so our minds expect hot irons.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Writing the number on their foreheads is flat out dehumanising. How is that in any way contentious?

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If your local police force rounded up all the males in a minority group and wrote the processing numbers on their foreheads do you think it might make the news?

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Ah this is the London Hackney Cab flourish. It's kind of like yelling 'Yeehaw' as the bull leaps into the air and somehow you are still attached.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Not sure if the future tense 'will' is appropriate here

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

This is the point. Whether ice is likely to form is a very important aspect of weather.

Is it going snow instead of rain. Are the roads going to be treacherous. Will my water supply stop flowing.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Back in the day when cellphones could only take calls.

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