Pulpachair
9mo ago
It’s not actionable, though. Even if a discrete class exists, how would they show measurable reputational harm from the lie?
Pulpachair
9mo ago
Colbert’s show has been losing money for years. I suspect Kimmel and other late night shows are as well. This may have just been giving Disney an excuse to do what they wanted to do anyway.
Really, really don’t like that the FCC threatened licenses and then this happens.
Pulpachair
9mo ago
I don’t believe this is common among Democrats.
Unless they’re jewish on the wrong side on Palestine.
Pulpachair
9mo ago
Not for nothing, but the Salt Lake Tribune is pretty notoriously one-sided in its political slant. Think New York Times or Washington Post, but without all the attempts at balance and editorial oversight. The article lists a bunch of things tying Zinn to republicans and sort of glazes over the things tying him to local Democrats. For example, the 2019 protest where he was arrested was a left-leaning protest over environmental issues. If I had to put money on it, I’d say he’s an opportunistic loon.
Pulpachair
9mo ago
Minor nit. “Con” as a shortened form of confidence game or man didn’t appear in the vernacular until the late 1800s. Vox is probably wrong about that reading of the spelling.
Pulpachair
9mo ago
Does the analogy still hold if it’s your son who dynamites the house because he is seeking your approval?
Pulpachair
9mo ago
Thanks for the correction. Updated.
Shooter is in custody. News conference ongoing. Turned in by his dad.
Edit: Antifa, trans furry and Helldiver 2 messages on the bullet casings. Guessing that this moves toward treating Antifa as a domestic terror org.
Pulpachair
9mo ago
Is there a case to be made for canceling in this particular circumstance? Contrast with Brendan Eich who was cancelled for donating to the wrong side of a roughly 50/50 split issue. The cancellation was a flex by the left. The right objected because Eich played by the rules and got cancelled anyway.
Cheering on and excusing political assassinations against peaceful political opponents should not be within the Overton window of a civilization. Enforcing a norm against that seems justifiable, though definitely in danger of being a slippery slope.
Pulpachair
9mo ago
Does supplying certain “less bad” drug cartels with arms and intelligence count? I would think so.
Pulpachair
10mo ago
Just a lot of recording, playback, and tweaks until you get it right.
But if it’s not an actionable defamation, where is the financial pressure on ABC to preempt the case by firing Kimmel? There wasn’t even a threat of an organized advertiser boycott yet. The affiliate revolt and threat from the FCC appear to be the only real pressure.
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