Honestly it doesn’t matter if ABC returns Kimmel and his show to air. The exercise (fascist politicians exerting their influence through the oligarchy to punish critical speech) has served its purpose (to be a chilling effect on anyone with the mind to speak truth to power).
It’s a stern tug on the leash.
This is why independent media is so important, and we need a lot more of it.
This is why the show coming back isn’t enough; the execs who made the decision to comply with fascists need to themselves be ousted, at the bare minimum.
Honestly it doesn’t matter if ABC returns Kimmel and his show to air. The exercise (fascist politicians exerting their influence through the oligarchy to punish critical speech) has served its purpose (to be a chilling effect on anyone with the mind to speak truth to power).
I think its the opposite from your take. The fascists got knocked down and now look weak. Other organizations that try to capitulate now see there’s backlash that happens and should be more emboldened to reject the fascist demands.
My speech is already chilled. Well, except around here where I’m an unapologetic antifascist.
I dare not fly a flag, plant a sign, wear a T-shirt or cut a bumper sticker if it’s anti-MAGA. I would be vandalized at best, threatened with violence at worst. And the threat may well end in me shooting someone. Almost did a couple of months ago.
So, yeah, that’s where we’re at in my pocket of the USA. If I exercise my 1st, may have to exercise my 2nd.
I’m surprised no ICE agents have been killed. If masked men come to my house, or in public, for my immigrant wife, I’m shooting. FFS, you can buy POLICE patches on Amazon. And people simply trust that masked men in random baseball hats are legitimate?!
Not macho talk. I’ve thought on this long and hard and I’ll die before I see my wife dragged off, crying and screaming. And again, I have to chill my speech or it may come to that.
I don’t necessarily think that would be the wrong thing to do in that situation, but wouldn’t it most likely end up with your death and your wife dragged off somewhere with no one left who knows she’s even gone?
I’m all for shooting masked thugs and I don’t have a good answer here, I just think there are no good outcomes
Honestly it doesn’t matter if ABC returns Kimmel and his show to air. The exercise (fascist politicians exerting their influence through the oligarchy to punish critical speech) has served its purpose (to be a chilling effect on anyone with the mind to speak truth to power).
It’s a stern tug on the leash.
This is why independent media is so important, and we need a lot more of it.
This is why the show coming back isn’t enough; the execs who made the decision to comply with fascists need to themselves be ousted, at the bare minimum.
I think its the opposite from your take. The fascists got knocked down and now look weak. Other organizations that try to capitulate now see there’s backlash that happens and should be more emboldened to reject the fascist demands.
My speech is already chilled. Well, except around here where I’m an unapologetic antifascist.
I dare not fly a flag, plant a sign, wear a T-shirt or cut a bumper sticker if it’s anti-MAGA. I would be vandalized at best, threatened with violence at worst. And the threat may well end in me shooting someone. Almost did a couple of months ago.
So, yeah, that’s where we’re at in my pocket of the USA. If I exercise my 1st, may have to exercise my 2nd.
There have to be a few shooting deaths in order to preserve the 2nd amendment. It’s what that guy would have wanted.
I’m surprised no ICE agents have been killed. If masked men come to my house, or in public, for my immigrant wife, I’m shooting. FFS, you can buy POLICE patches on Amazon. And people simply trust that masked men in random baseball hats are legitimate?!
Not macho talk. I’ve thought on this long and hard and I’ll die before I see my wife dragged off, crying and screaming. And again, I have to chill my speech or it may come to that.
I don’t necessarily think that would be the wrong thing to do in that situation, but wouldn’t it most likely end up with your death and your wife dragged off somewhere with no one left who knows she’s even gone?
I’m all for shooting masked thugs and I don’t have a good answer here, I just think there are no good outcomes
Yes, I would certainly be killed. OTOH, I cannot simply lay down. Hell of a choice ain’t it? America 2025.
I’ll tug your leash.
Bonk
Leash tugger.