Personally, I noticed how Bernie Sanders was treated by the press, and how after the election with the flick of the switch all of the usual mouth pieces were on the same page with blaming fake news and russian collusion.
It was actually impressive how well that was coordinated.
So now I wonder, who benefits the most from making the Russians appear as the all pervasive devil to eliminate any need for reform or accountability and keep our attention diverted. Any from that list? Which commentors are just ordinary people playing devils advocate since the subject of Russian activity is neither all or nothing? Could we actually have Russian shills too? Maybe! You decide whats more likely, while I enjoy my daily vodka ration. Cheers!
For now, anyway. If you've been paying attention it is clear that MS is warming up the water so they can be just like Samsung. To enhance your user experience, of course.
Fear as a tool for psychological manipulation is not limited to Americans. It is useful on all humans regardless of culture or nationality as history has shown.
There is, on the other hand, plenty of reasons why peace and prosperity should not be taken for granted. There are also plenty of reasons for not succumbing to the gaslighting by proponents of cultural egalitarianism and 'free trade', with the intended result being the further enrichment of the already wealthy. There are reasons to fear when people remain ignorant and apathetic to the actions of those supposedly representing them.
The excuse that "A can do it, so why worry if B can do it, too?" is pretty silly.
Except that doesn't seem to be the point the previous poster was making. It took it to mean the choice of the lesser evils, in terms of personal risk. One side being spied on by a foreign country where it is highly unlikely you will be extradited and imprisoned in their gulags, or the other being completely exposed where you may be subject to one or all of the following depending on the government's level of interest:
early-am no-knock raids by heavily armed paramilitary police
taken to court where you will be found guilty unless proven rich
having to content with evidence concocted through parallel construction which cannot be disputed due to 'national security'
being 'rehabilitated' through the very friendly for-profit prison system.
being shot dead on the street, with the plausible deniability of being the victim of a 'botched robbery'.
I think I know which of the two I'd rather take my chances on.
One man's space junk is another person's test payload for an experimental launch vehicle. That such a feat is considered trivial by some to the point of being 'cute', implies a high level of ignorance and or the possibility of mental retardation, and should be treated accordingly.
Frankly I have no issues at all with 100% surveillance at all times, even within my own home.
Not sure if trolling, or just completely oblivious to the danger to freedom that a complete lack of privacy entails.
There's already a place where security is very high and there is no expectation of privacy at all. It's called prison. Perhaps you'd enjoy living in one.
Post after post complaining about getting an unfair down mod? You must be new here. It isn't a perfect system but it works well enough. Please consider that.
Had Trump served in the military and attained any significant rank, his seeking to conduct a military parade would then be construed as him harboring a desire for a military junta and not civilian control of the armed forces.
So yes, noone is fretting over a parade. Every action simply requires a negative reaction, and character assassination takes hardly any effort at all.
But now that you mentioned it, a march of gay soldiers with pretty rainbow armbands would be pretty awesome. Much better than just holding up a pride flag to a captive audience!
The shuttle did do one thing well: it was iconic and served as an inspiration for youth to take an interest in science and technology and space exploration. I know I was one of them. For right or wrong reasons it was also a source of national pride.
Sure it was expensive and inefficient, but its value isn't as quantifiable as military hardware or even rockets.
One of the more interesting uses of a dislike button has been for Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki's own first video. While I expect that the count was frozen after it hit a 10:1 ratio, the message from viewers was clear.
Usually the videos with that ratio of dislikes is just clickbait.
It'll be the terminal stage of religion that does it. Probably with bio hacking, releasing a gene plague to wipe out as many infidels as possible. People indoctrinated to believe they will receive eternal bliss in an afterlife as a reward for detonating themselves in crowded areas are capable of worst self inflicted destruction of humanity.
I couldn't care less about this content creator either; it is the policy and behavior of one of the world's largest video platforms that is worth discussing.
What good ole days. Before or after project Mockingbird? Yellow journalism? You're right that one shouldn't expect quality news for free. This is why supporting independent news organizations and journalists is important, under the assumption that not everyone can be bought or intimidated into compliance.
As for Russians, they are pissing into a very large ocean, thanks to Citizen's United and the already existing partisan bias of news and media outlets. It isn't as if the DNC and RNC don't have their own troll farms anyway but we almost never hear about those.
Users whose political ideology and values are closely aligned with the Google and Twitter and Facebook would be delighted by this system. They will rest easily knowing that big tech's unblinking eye is looking out for them, and providing them the mental crutches they need.
If you are going to argue a point that has been determined by Ministry of Truth to be 'fake', the first hurdle to overcome will be "fake news Russian shill!" and probably drown out the message. For the portion of the population that must assign an 'ist' or 'phobic' or 'ism' label to something disagreeable before even actually considering it, this will seem to be a wonderful feature.
You may be interested in the Perspective API that will give a toxicity score based on keywords. This was featured in a slashdot article some while ago.
Yup, those paid shills fucking up the internet in a political landscape flush with cash, but it's all Russian meddling, and according to animojo those don't accept Facebook's gaslighting are merely in denial. Doesn't swallowing what you've been given at least leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You see, I don't argue just because someone on the internet might be wrong, it is because of the importance of remaining objective such that you aren't immune to what should be cognitive dissonance at the level of being painful. There is no place left where wading into hip deep bullshit isn't required in order to piece together something somewhat resembling the truth, and/. is no exception. It is just a shame you've given up and decided to piss on everyone you happen to feel doesn't share your beliefs.
Well thank you, for finally being honest about your intentions. I wish more people would be so candid, as it would save us all a lot of time as it would be perfectly clear that you have nothing of value to add with your opinions. Opinions, formed out of a rigid mindset with a fixation to projectile vomit on anything or anyone you disagree with, because you can, and have nothing better to do.
I've never met or heard of dragongendered asexuals, and learning about that that seems a lot more interesting and fun than having an existential crisis as a result of your rant. At least we all die someday, so you have that.
If only we had actual, verifiable evidence, and not an opinion editorial from the desk of James "Least Untruthful" Clapper. That really would be something.
Still, the only folks offering real solutions are the real left. Go look up Justice Democrats, which is the left wing movement in the Dem party, if you want to see anything actually get fixed.
There's no hope for the Justice Dems if even in their infancy they are eating their own over immature comments made over a decade ago. I don't know how you can have confidence in a party that will likely fracture every time someone fails the SJW purity test.
But your point about corporatists controlling mainstream media is well received, and suggests the real reasons why there will be a continuous crackdown of free speech on massive platforms such as Youtube and Twitter. Not to root out fake news or clickbait shit, but to prevent the election of anyone that challenges the status quo. Being able to contain damaging information and control the public narrative is vital to maintaining a passive, apathetic population of subjects.
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Well, let's play Guess That Shill. We've paid democrat shills, US deep state shills from things like this and this. We've corporate shills too, and definitely republican shills.
Personally, I noticed how Bernie Sanders was treated by the press, and how after the election with the flick of the switch all of the usual mouth pieces were on the same page with blaming fake news and russian collusion. It was actually impressive how well that was coordinated.
So now I wonder, who benefits the most from making the Russians appear as the all pervasive devil to eliminate any need for reform or accountability and keep our attention diverted. Any from that list? Which commentors are just ordinary people playing devils advocate since the subject of Russian activity is neither all or nothing? Could we actually have Russian shills too? Maybe! You decide whats more likely, while I enjoy my daily vodka ration. Cheers!
"the people" voted Brexit because they thought it would make the fucking brown people go away.
Appeal to emotion with an extra helping of fallacy of the single cause.
This tactic gets used often because using racism as a cudgel is both fun and easy. Plenty of simple minded people fall for it.
Woke? I don't know if that's sarcasm or not. I do know that Thomas Drake is a fine example to learn from, though.
You can uninstall Facebook app from Windows.
For now, anyway. If you've been paying attention it is clear that MS is warming up the water so they can be just like Samsung. To enhance your user experience, of course.
Holds true to the expression that those that give up essential liberty in exchange for a little temporary safety would deserve neither.
Fear as a tool for psychological manipulation is not limited to Americans. It is useful on all humans regardless of culture or nationality as history has shown.
There is, on the other hand, plenty of reasons why peace and prosperity should not be taken for granted. There are also plenty of reasons for not succumbing to the gaslighting by proponents of cultural egalitarianism and 'free trade', with the intended result being the further enrichment of the already wealthy. There are reasons to fear when people remain ignorant and apathetic to the actions of those supposedly representing them.
The excuse that "A can do it, so why worry if B can do it, too?" is pretty silly.
Except that doesn't seem to be the point the previous poster was making. It took it to mean the choice of the lesser evils, in terms of personal risk. One side being spied on by a foreign country where it is highly unlikely you will be extradited and imprisoned in their gulags, or the other being completely exposed where you may be subject to one or all of the following depending on the government's level of interest:
early-am no-knock raids by heavily armed paramilitary police
taken to court where you will be found guilty unless proven rich
having to content with evidence concocted through parallel construction which cannot be disputed due to 'national security'
being 'rehabilitated' through the very friendly for-profit prison system.
being shot dead on the street, with the plausible deniability of being the victim of a 'botched robbery'.
I think I know which of the two I'd rather take my chances on.
One man's space junk is another person's test payload for an experimental launch vehicle. That such a feat is considered trivial by some to the point of being 'cute', implies a high level of ignorance and or the possibility of mental retardation, and should be treated accordingly.
Frankly I have no issues at all with 100% surveillance at all times, even within my own home.
Not sure if trolling, or just completely oblivious to the danger to freedom that a complete lack of privacy entails.
There's already a place where security is very high and there is no expectation of privacy at all. It's called prison. Perhaps you'd enjoy living in one.
The parent link has a function.
Post after post complaining about getting an unfair down mod? You must be new here. It isn't a perfect system but it works well enough. Please consider that.
You're right. OP should have used the term 'violent criminals' for the sake of accuracy.
The entire concept of hate speech was to be a tool for the powerful to control speech.
The subjectiveness of hate is not a bug, it is a feature.
Had Trump served in the military and attained any significant rank, his seeking to conduct a military parade would then be construed as him harboring a desire for a military junta and not civilian control of the armed forces.
So yes, noone is fretting over a parade. Every action simply requires a negative reaction, and character assassination takes hardly any effort at all.
But now that you mentioned it, a march of gay soldiers with pretty rainbow armbands would be pretty awesome. Much better than just holding up a pride flag to a captive audience!
The shuttle did do one thing well: it was iconic and served as an inspiration for youth to take an interest in science and technology and space exploration. I know I was one of them. For right or wrong reasons it was also a source of national pride.
Sure it was expensive and inefficient, but its value isn't as quantifiable as military hardware or even rockets.
One of the more interesting uses of a dislike button has been for Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki's own first video. While I expect that the count was frozen after it hit a 10:1 ratio, the message from viewers was clear.
Usually the videos with that ratio of dislikes is just clickbait.
It'll be the terminal stage of religion that does it. Probably with bio hacking, releasing a gene plague to wipe out as many infidels as possible. People indoctrinated to believe they will receive eternal bliss in an afterlife as a reward for detonating themselves in crowded areas are capable of worst self inflicted destruction of humanity.
I couldn't care less about this content creator either; it is the policy and behavior of one of the world's largest video platforms that is worth discussing.
What good ole days. Before or after project Mockingbird? Yellow journalism? You're right that one shouldn't expect quality news for free. This is why supporting independent news organizations and journalists is important, under the assumption that not everyone can be bought or intimidated into compliance.
As for Russians, they are pissing into a very large ocean, thanks to Citizen's United and the already existing partisan bias of news and media outlets. It isn't as if the DNC and RNC don't have their own troll farms anyway but we almost never hear about those.
Users whose political ideology and values are closely aligned with the Google and Twitter and Facebook would be delighted by this system. They will rest easily knowing that big tech's unblinking eye is looking out for them, and providing them the mental crutches they need.
If you are going to argue a point that has been determined by Ministry of Truth to be 'fake', the first hurdle to overcome will be "fake news Russian shill!" and probably drown out the message. For the portion of the population that must assign an 'ist' or 'phobic' or 'ism' label to something disagreeable before even actually considering it, this will seem to be a wonderful feature.
You may be interested in the Perspective API that will give a toxicity score based on keywords. This was featured in a slashdot article some while ago.
Yup, those paid shills fucking up the internet in a political landscape flush with cash, but it's all Russian meddling, and according to animojo those don't accept Facebook's gaslighting are merely in denial. Doesn't swallowing what you've been given at least leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You see, I don't argue just because someone on the internet might be wrong, it is because of the importance of remaining objective such that you aren't immune to what should be cognitive dissonance at the level of being painful. There is no place left where wading into hip deep bullshit isn't required in order to piece together something somewhat resembling the truth, and /. is no exception. It is just a shame you've given up and decided to piss on everyone you happen to feel doesn't share your beliefs.
Well thank you, for finally being honest about your intentions. I wish more people would be so candid, as it would save us all a lot of time as it would be perfectly clear that you have nothing of value to add with your opinions. Opinions, formed out of a rigid mindset with a fixation to projectile vomit on anything or anyone you disagree with, because you can, and have nothing better to do.
I've never met or heard of dragongendered asexuals, and learning about that that seems a lot more interesting and fun than having an existential crisis as a result of your rant. At least we all die someday, so you have that.
If only we had actual, verifiable evidence, and not an opinion editorial from the desk of James "Least Untruthful" Clapper. That really would be something.
Still, the only folks offering real solutions are the real left. Go look up Justice Democrats, which is the left wing movement in the Dem party, if you want to see anything actually get fixed.
There's no hope for the Justice Dems if even in their infancy they are eating their own over immature comments made over a decade ago. I don't know how you can have confidence in a party that will likely fracture every time someone fails the SJW purity test.
But your point about corporatists controlling mainstream media is well received, and suggests the real reasons why there will be a continuous crackdown of free speech on massive platforms such as Youtube and Twitter. Not to root out fake news or clickbait shit, but to prevent the election of anyone that challenges the status quo. Being able to contain damaging information and control the public narrative is vital to maintaining a passive, apathetic population of subjects.