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Well, you don't have to deal with either, since you don't have the ear of the elites and can't cause damages by talking shit.

wnevets 3y ago
You think media matters has the ear of the elites and not the multi billionaire with direct ties to the US Government? That is an interesting take.
- rpmisms 3y ago
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  - wnevets 3y ago
    > Uh, yes. Elon does not follow the program Doesn't follow which program? I can't believe this has to be said but billionaires are the elite.
    - valar_m 3y ago
      I can answer what they meant with "does not follow the program." The person you replied to is an overt racist who promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about Jewish people.[0] The line "does not follow the program" is an anti-Semitic dog whistle. You should feel really good about yourself that you completely missed the hidden meaning and thought they were referring to billionaires. Background on dog whistles if you're unfamiliar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38441058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38441058
  - valar_m 3y ago
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    - systemstops 3y ago
      Your veiled threat answers that question.
      - valar_m 3y ago
        Fyi everyone, this account promotes overtly racist[0] and anti-Semitic[1] content. [0] https://systemstops.substack.com/p/the-smart-apocalypse https://systemstops.substack.com/p/the-smart-apocalypse [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=systemstops#38439602 https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=systemstops#38439602
        tb_technical 3y ago
        [0] "Now is the time to embrace the idea that all humans deserve equal treatment and dignity due to the simple fact that they are humans and abandon the idea that the value of people lies in their attributes, especially when those attributes are about to become much less valuable in the marketplace." That conclusion surely sounds like racism to me!
        valar_m 3y ago
        What's funny is that the line you thought you cherry-picked as a gotcha actually tells the story: > abandon the idea that the value of people lies in their attributes For anyone reading, the "attribute" that the racist author is referring to is the intelligence of non-white people, which the racist author says is inferior to whites.
        tb_technical 3y ago
        It wasn't cherry picked. It was the concluding paragraph. Additionally, nowhere in the essay does the author say that other ethnic groups are inferior to whites. In fact, it's only mentioned, tangentially, and not expanded upon, that different groups have different average IQs. As an aside: If someone reaches the correct answer for the wrong reasons, are they wrong? Personally, I'm pragmatic, and don't care how people reach my ideals on the proper treatment of people.

wnevets 3y ago

You think media matters has the ear of the elites and not the multi billionaire with direct ties to the US Government? That is an interesting take.

rpmisms 3y ago
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- wnevets 3y ago
  > Uh, yes. Elon does not follow the program Doesn't follow which program? I can't believe this has to be said but billionaires are the elite.
  - valar_m 3y ago
    I can answer what they meant with "does not follow the program." The person you replied to is an overt racist who promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about Jewish people.[0] The line "does not follow the program" is an anti-Semitic dog whistle. You should feel really good about yourself that you completely missed the hidden meaning and thought they were referring to billionaires. Background on dog whistles if you're unfamiliar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38441058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38441058
- valar_m 3y ago
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  - systemstops 3y ago
    Your veiled threat answers that question.
    - valar_m 3y ago
      Fyi everyone, this account promotes overtly racist[0] and anti-Semitic[1] content. [0] https://systemstops.substack.com/p/the-smart-apocalypse https://systemstops.substack.com/p/the-smart-apocalypse [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=systemstops#38439602 https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=systemstops#38439602
      - tb_technical 3y ago
        [0] "Now is the time to embrace the idea that all humans deserve equal treatment and dignity due to the simple fact that they are humans and abandon the idea that the value of people lies in their attributes, especially when those attributes are about to become much less valuable in the marketplace." That conclusion surely sounds like racism to me!
        valar_m 3y ago
        What's funny is that the line you thought you cherry-picked as a gotcha actually tells the story: > abandon the idea that the value of people lies in their attributes For anyone reading, the "attribute" that the racist author is referring to is the intelligence of non-white people, which the racist author says is inferior to whites.
        tb_technical 3y ago
        It wasn't cherry picked. It was the concluding paragraph. Additionally, nowhere in the essay does the author say that other ethnic groups are inferior to whites. In fact, it's only mentioned, tangentially, and not expanded upon, that different groups have different average IQs. As an aside: If someone reaches the correct answer for the wrong reasons, are they wrong? Personally, I'm pragmatic, and don't care how people reach my ideals on the proper treatment of people.