lemm.ee

5 points

10 months ago

All of this is at best tangential.

The NSA broke no law. The article’s headline implies that the NSA broke the law. This headline is misleading.

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Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org

2 points

10 months ago

You don’t need to simp for an agency that spies on innocent civilians, you really don’t.

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3 points

10 months ago

Yes, wanting factual, unbiased journalism truly is the greatest form of simping.

You clearly didn’t read the tail end of my original comment. Fabricated grievances dilute genuine ones. This publication is crying wolf. This makes people pay less attention when news breaks about an actual fuckup.

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Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org

2 points

10 months ago

So many fucking government bootlickers in this thread, starting to think you’re all sockpuppets.

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esaru@beehaw.org

5 points

10 months ago

The fact that the NSA was apparently not breaking the law is actually more infuriating and shifts focus on the need to change the law, which is opposing the government. You see, it’s always better to stick to the facts if you want to change things to the better.

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Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org

2 points

10 months ago

And I’ve found that facts have been largely irrelevant in nearly every level of social discourse for the last 15 years.

Especially when it comes to government.

I know it’s comforting to believe that isn’t the case, that humanity is at base level rational and reasonable.

Unfortunately this is a lie. The significant majority of humanity only follow rationality as far as it will help them achieve their goals.

I cannot even count any more how often I have been objectively, factually right and was dismissed for not saying it in a way that they would like, which is abandoning factual accuracy to preserve certain comfortable illusions.

So I’ve largely given up on wasting my time and effort to bring objective facts to people on the internet and in my government.

I find that the best way to change things for the better is to get out in the streets and shout a lot.

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1 point

10 months ago

Dude, what the actual fuck is your malfunction?

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pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online

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2 points

9 months ago

Either a troll or a learning disability.

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1 point

9 months ago

For real. It’s like a living version of the principal Skinner meme.

“Multiple people are bringing cohesive arguments against my viewpoint? They must be sick puppets.”

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