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Ousted propaganda scholar accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta

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Re: Ousted propaganda scholar accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta

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Post by dsco »

prosqlinjector wrote: post #7

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That’s an astute observation. Without having any insight in the matter, statements like “the most important documents in the history of the internet” have me questioning how self-assured this team have been when assessing why Harvard put up a line of defence.

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Post by gumballindie »

hliyan wrote: post #9

From regulatory capture through revolving doors and lobbying, to media capture through purchase, and now academic capture through donation, it seems no activity is safe from large concentrations of wealth.

Politics (as in the game of power) and corruption are human nature. Pushing back against these are equally human nature. The worse it gets the more intense the push back. The push back seems to be at moment taking the shape of voting in far right or trump like politicians accross the world. They won't solve the issue. Therefore the next level of intensity may very well be revolution.

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Post by basedkissinger »

seanw444 wrote: post #18
hliyan wrote: post #9

From regulatory capture through revolving doors and lobbying, to media capture through purchase, and now academic capture through donation, it seems no activity is safe from large concentrations of wealth.

And it never will be. This is a human problem. No amount of laws and regulations will ever solve it.

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Post by lelandfe »

prosqlinjector wrote: post #10
nkozyra wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure what word would be better since "after" carries the same implication.

Either make it clear you are speculating about two events being connected, or get evidence that links them.

Is a whistleblower’s report speculation?

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Post by kashunstva »

prosqlinjector wrote: post #7

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It could be read that way; but it could be read as a simple temporal sequence, no? In either case, this is a press release from an organization which is advocating for the aggrieved party. I suppose any journalist who wanted to pickup this story would have to decide for themselves whether the language used in the press release goes too far or not when writing their story.

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Post by ziddoap »

anticorporate wrote: post #5

Mods: I'm not sure how I managed to grab this URL, but I believe the canonical version is actually https://whistlebloweraid.org/joan-donovan-press-release/

Probably was changed because of:

https://live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io/joan-donovan-...">

Re: Ousted propaganda scholar accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta

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Post by downrightmike »

hliyan wrote: post #9

From regulatory capture through revolving doors and lobbying, to media capture through purchase, and now academic capture through donation, it seems no activity is safe from large concentrations of wealth.

Universities have been dirty since they embraced price gouging on tuition in the 90's. There is no way what they are providing can be considered fair or reasonable.
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