Stephen Colbert going down swinging
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Stephen Colbert going down swinging
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#4Not a huge fan of Colbert but respect and agree with what he did.
Ellison and his ilk (Weiss included) are greedy, power hungry, anti-American, Israel-first leeches. Tax the hell out of them, already.
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#6> I wish we could have put it on the show, where no one would’ve watched it
So true, the Streisand effect in full view. I think it got 95 million views on youtube. If just on the show with no comment from the US admin, probably would not break 5 million.
This admin is doing more harm to itself trying to censor people than if they ignored Colbert.
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#7Related:
CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
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> The Federal government is enforcing long-standing statutes.
You forgot the very important word "selectively". They are selectively enforcing long-standing statutes, which is probably illegal and is 100% obvious corruption.
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#9Kind of fascinating that the first couple comments to be posted both start with a declaration of the author’s opinion of Colbert.
I read it as a pretty straightforward acknowledgment that we’ve reached a point in public discourse where people pay at least as much attention to who is making a point as we do to the actual point being made.
I wonder if finding common ground is even possible as long as that kind of tacit ad hominem remains baked into the way we think about public discourse.
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#10Kind of fascinating that the first couple comments to be posted both start with a declaration of the author’s opinion of Colbert. I read it as a pretty straightforward acknowledgment that we’ve reached a point in public discourse where people pay at least as much attention to who is making a point as we do to the actual point being made. I wonder if finding common ground is even possible as long as that kind of tacit…
I think this is an interesting conundrum, because I feel it is also important to critically consider the people who are making points because it can also inform you about why these points are being made. I don't consider this a tacit ad hominem per se, because we must acknowledge the open internet is full to the brim of bad actors and bots and we cannot equally engage with all comments. It is fine and appropriate to identify comments one doesn't want to engage with, not even with the brainpower of reading. This has increasingly forced people to make concessions to avoid misunderstandings due to other people's need to filter comments.