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Money = Power over what is spoken and done. Think about this: MSB meets Bezos and gives him a video that installs spyware into his smartphone. MSB taunts Bezo

by nabla9 6y ago

Money = Power over what is spoken and done. Think about this: MSB meets Bezos and gives him a video that installs spyware into his smartphone. MSB taunts Bezos about his extramarital affair before it's widely known. Then his affair is leaked to the press. Bezos thinks MSB might be involved in the process that led to revealing the information. MSB kills one of Bezos's employers. Bezos flies Turkey to meet his fiancee and wows to help. Bryan Fogel, Oscar-winning film director and producer makes a documentary about the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. It takes eight months to find a streaming service for The Dissident. No streaming platform wants it. Not even Amazon Prime.

74d-fe6-2c6 6y ago
I'm wondering how many similar cases there are involving politicians where some sort of video (using a toilet, squeezing a pimple and eating it, having sex [or related activities like water sports ... the mysterious Trump tape], nudes, Epstein's peado island, ...) is being used for blackmailing and influencing political positions. I mean attempting this is almost risk-free and simple for a well organized group of hackers, criminals and spies. All you they need is access to a camera in the right place. It's so easy that I have difficulties not coming to the conclusion that such dynamics play an active role in decision making. If you have a video of a politician having sex with an underage person or doing something disgusting - how far will s/he go to make sure this video is never going to be published. ... and I didn't even put on my tin foil hat.
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lucasverra 6y ago
i founding hit everywhere, amazon included https://www.amazon.com/Dissident-Jamal-Kashoggi/dp/B08QTQFNT5 https://www.amazon.com/Dissident-Jamal-Kashoggi/dp/B08QTQFNT...
- nabla9 6y ago
  It took eight months to find first one to do it and break the spell. Amazon turned them initially down, so did Netflix. It was not question of price, it was already funded and was basically free. It became instant hit once it was released. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/business/media/dissident-jamal-khashoggi-netflix-amazon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/business/media/dissident-... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-fogel-on-hollywood-reticence-to-distribute-the-dissident-and-companies-looking-the-other-way-on-human-rights-abuses https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-fogel-on-hollyw...
dash2 6y ago
According to at least one review, that might be just because The Dissident isn't very good. Little White Lies 88 (sorry, link not online yet) complains about "the film's commitment to a tired and gimmicky school of documentary filmmaking" describes its technique as "Juvenile and crass", and says it "lacks all feeling and creativity". Of course, that could be another instance of the reach of the Saudi propaganda...
- nabla9 6y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dissident#Reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dissident#Reception

by nabla9 6y ago

74d-fe6-2c6 6y ago

I'm wondering how many similar cases there are involving politicians where some sort of video (using a toilet, squeezing a pimple and eating it, having sex [or related activities like water sports ... the mysterious Trump tape], nudes, Epstein's peado island, ...) is being used for blackmailing and influencing political positions. I mean attempting this is almost risk-free and simple for a well organized group of hackers, criminals and spies. All you they need is access to a camera in the right place. It's so easy that I have difficulties not coming to the conclusion that such dynamics play an active role in decision making. If you have a video of a politician having sex with an underage person or doing something disgusting - how far will s/he go to make sure this video is never going to be published. ... and I didn't even put on my tin foil hat.

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lucasverra 6y ago

i founding hit everywhere, amazon included https://www.amazon.com/Dissident-Jamal-Kashoggi/dp/B08QTQFNT5 https://www.amazon.com/Dissident-Jamal-Kashoggi/dp/B08QTQFNT...

nabla9 6y ago
It took eight months to find first one to do it and break the spell. Amazon turned them initially down, so did Netflix. It was not question of price, it was already funded and was basically free. It became instant hit once it was released. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/business/media/dissident-jamal-khashoggi-netflix-amazon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/business/media/dissident-... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-fogel-on-hollywood-reticence-to-distribute-the-dissident-and-companies-looking-the-other-way-on-human-rights-abuses https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-fogel-on-hollyw...

dash2 6y ago

According to at least one review, that might be just because The Dissident isn't very good. Little White Lies 88 (sorry, link not online yet) complains about "the film's commitment to a tired and gimmicky school of documentary filmmaking" describes its technique as "Juvenile and crass", and says it "lacks all feeling and creativity". Of course, that could be another instance of the reach of the Saudi propaganda...

nabla9 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dissident#Reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dissident#Reception