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Why? Because I've seen Propublica cherry pick quotes before and taken them entirely out of context? The media has been lying to us for decades and no, I don't
by refurb 2y ago
Why? Because I've seen Propublica cherry pick quotes before and taken them entirely out of context?
The media has been lying to us for decades and no, I don't take them at their word, especially when they share a clip that removes all context.
- hypothesis 2y ago> I've seen Propublica cherry pick quotes Wait until you see Twitter Files or whatever Elon is going to drop from DOGE.
- acdha 2y agoAre you expecting a creationist style trimmed quote where he said something like “Only a sociopath would say something like…” before the portion in that clip? It’s clear from the length and his cadence that this wasn’t a slip of the tongue or a tight clip. https://youtu.be/oBH9TmeJN_M https://youtu.be/oBH9TmeJN_M If so, I would note that it’s curious that he’s declined to comment rather than clearing his record and the Trump campaign similarly reacted by pretending they wouldn’t have him setting policy again rather than by saying that’s not what he meant.
- refurb 2y agoI like to make my own decision on how to interpret what someone says, not "trust" someone else to do that. > https://youtu.be/oBH9TmeJN_M https://youtu.be/oBH9TmeJN_M This clip starts at the same point.
- acdha 2y agoYes, I’m sorry if I gave the impression that I thought it was a different clip. I am just having trouble coming up with an interpretation which would meaningfully change its impact short of, say, it turning out to be an acting class reading lines for the villain’s role, and in any scenario like that he wouldn’t have hesitated to respond and provide that context.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoin some extents you may have to. because unlike the Zelensky talk, these kinds of people operate the best in the shadows. They don't want the public to see "the full clip". That's where you have to trust some kind of journalist and check their report.