You can’t just expect people to actively interpret media. We have entire school systems designed to avoid educating them with those skills.

I imagine it was by using their sirens.

Bless you for reading.

Turns out most people are so used to intentionally misleading headlines that they’ll actively defend them based on the “well technically” truths.

Okay, what is happening to him is a humanitarian crisis, but they arrested him for driving without a license, not because he missed a turn signal.

What ICE is doing is abhorrent. We don’t need to exaggerating and/or lie to make horrifying headlines marginally worse.

Edit - Jesus christ, you all have some real issues with connotation, huh? Yes, he was pulled over for a turn signal, which set off the chain of events, but the intention of the headline is to connect the mostly innoculous act of forgetting to signal to the resulting deportation, when that is blatantly not the case. All the “UMMM, ACKSHUALLY, THIS REALLY DID HAPPEN” completely misses the point here.

Fuck me for refusing to just let it slide when media uses intentionally misleading titles to invoke extreme reactions for engagement, I guess.

Of course it was. Of course Christianity took a line intended to protect children from abuse and “mistranslated” it to be homophobic.

Oh god, the replacement of he iron workers in the skyscraper with the ruling elite class who literally contribute a tiny fraction of what they take from society is perhaps the most tone deaf take I have ever seen. Just absolutely disgusting, gutwrenching comparison, yet strangely poignant, as their goal is to make the working class disappear.

Boys, my little rhythm gamer heart has quite possibly never been as blessed as it is this week. Rhythm Doctor, unbeatable, now Bits and Bops?

We just need Tango Gameworks to officially announce that their studio is up and running working on Hi-Fi Rush 2, and my cup will have completely run over.

“Stop saying he was killed by a gun! It was the blood loss that did him in!”

No, no, it’s only untrustworthy American propaganda when it challenges their world view. Right now it’s a series of cherry-picked, possibly altered snips designed to push the fascists narrative, so it’s great.

Also, everyone who disagrees with you is a liberal.

One thread today: “why do people from .ml get such a bad wrap?”

People from .ml:

You know, I lied. I appreciate an honest response, particularly when coming from such a vitriol laced exchange, so I take back that “last good-faith response” statement.

I do still disagree to some capacity, and think that your take is a matter of muddying the methodology with the goal/results. The autocratic dictator with a strangle hold on the media, using their own version of the law to kill/jail their political opponents, is far more important to what makes a fascist than other elements. But there’s a genuine argument to be made that if I can’t be bothered to do a deeper read on the guy and the state of current day Venezula, maybe I shouldn’t throw around the F word so readily, so I’ll take that. I stand by the “the short description is pretty likely a fascist dictator,” but admit that, if we were to take a more serious, academic approach to it, I would absolutely be jumping the gun.

Regardless, I appreciate the de-escalation and genuine take on the subject. The snarky one liners and snap backs from both of us were disrespectful to both of us.

Ooh, stepped on a nerve here.

I mean, for what it’s worth, you’re absolutely right about my countries moral issues, and those are two major failings of the Canadian government. But I am not my country, and I hold my government accountable for that at every opportunity, so go fuck yourself.

But this isn’t about that, is it? Someone is trolling around here because we offended their favorite dictator, huh? Maybe don’t attach your ego to fascists and you won’t spend your time creating troll accounts to simp for authoritarian governments. Or does the leather of their boots just do it for you? I mean, I won’t kink shame, but if you’re going to ask to be stepped on, at least pick someone who respects human rights. They’ll actually listen when you use the safe word.

Edit - Imagine creating a new burner account to make two seperate replies to a comment. Maybe the first guy forgot to mark this comment as read, so the second guy left another comment after shift swap.

I kid. It’s far more likely this is just some idiot who’s been rage baited so hard by this thread that they aren’t even reading anymore.

I really hope this is some kind of poorly thought out gag.

Fascism is characterized by support for a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

So that’s, what, 4/7 at a quick glance? If I had less to do I’d dig in a little and see if he fits the other three. Unfortunately, a spat on Lemmy isn’t really worth the time.

It’s not my job to teach you what words mean, and yet here I am. This will be my last good-faith response. If you’re just here to troll, do it elsewhere.

Usually accurately displayed on the PCGamingWiki, at least. I’ve tested games that it listed as having SteamDRM and discovered that they’re actually DRM free. My experience is that new entries on Steam are likely to be listed as using SteamDRM. People usually just assume it’s active when they’re making the initial page.

Played the entire thing start to finish last night. The new content is incredible, as expected.

Come for the quirky, one-button rhythm game. Stay for the character driven story about the weight of the expectations we place on ourselves and each other, and the way that effects our mental health, physical health, relationships, and worldview.

Maduro is widely considered a dictator, leading an authoritarian government characterized by electoral fraud, serious human rights abuses, rampant corruption, and severe economic hardship.

The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela concluded that the country’s justice system independence has been deeply eroded; the mission also identified frequent due process violations, including political external interference and the admission of evidence through torture. Most Venezuelan television channels are controlled by the state, and information unfavourable to the government is not covered completely.

C’mon, man. If you want to play some “the facts available about him are lies” angle, I’d still think you’re full of shit and move on with my life, but at least our disagreement would be a matter of belief rather than fact. You’re going to read that and argue that it doesn’t describe a fascist? While saying that my history degree leaves me unread on the subject?

Go fuck yourself, dude.

Between 2013 and 2023, Venezuela dropped 42 places in the Press Freedom Index. According to estimations by the United Nations (UN) and Human Rights Watch, under Maduro’s administration, more than 20,000 people have been subject to extrajudicial killings and seven million Venezuelans have been forced to flee the country.

If you don’t describe that as fascism, you are the problem.

Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade union leader before being elected to the National Assembly in 2000.

Finally, a grass roots, socialist, politician.

Between 2013 and 2023, Venezuela dropped 42 places in the Press Freedom Index. According to estimations by the United Nations (UN) and Human Rights Watch, under Maduro’s administration, more than 20,000 people have been subject to extrajudicial killings and seven million Venezuelans have been forced to flee the country.

…well, nevermind then.

I was unfamiliar with him before now. God damn.

Yeah, interesting article, but in the context of being posted on Lemmy, I’m immediately left asking questions on the intent here. “Zelensky did a bad thing” is the kind of domino that some people in these parts would use to start the “and this is why Russia has to murder civilians” discussion.

Confirmation bias can be a hell of a drug. I hope that any corruption is properly investigated, just not by a hostile, Imperialist nation using force of arms.

Dude’s 79. Waking up and getting out of bed is a major medical crisis.