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I believe this is the clip in question? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk As much as I can tell, they're

I believe this is the clip in question? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk As much as I can tell, they're mad because Kimmel pointed out a couple of instances where Trump seemed to care more about his new ballroom at the WH than about the recent murder of Kirk. I've been reluctant to toss around the f-word, but it doesn't feel like an exaggeration to call this fascism. Kimmel said nothing that should have warranted a suspension.

rubyfan 1y ago
It’s a pretext.
mrtesthah 1y ago
In that case, going by the FCC's complaint against Kimmel, I wonder if my pointing out that Trump furthermore skipped Kirk's vigil to go golfing, is similarly "too offensive to be protected by the first amendment"? https://people.com/donald-trump-misses-charlie-kirk-vigil-11810283 https://people.com/donald-trump-misses-charlie-kirk-vigil-11...
- davesque 1y ago
  By this precedent, it would be!
  - dylan604 1y ago
    But mrtesthah has no audience that makes him dangerous to the establishment. He's just a random voice in the wind.
- Rapzid 1y ago
  I wouldn't go posting about that under your real name unless you want people pressuring your company to fire you on Twitter.. What a time.
  - mrtesthah 1y ago
    The number one rule of fascism is to not comply in advance. Speak out loudly and use your rights; force them to take action to stop you.
    - Gud 1y ago
      That is a quick way to end up in the statistics. But what else can you do? They already control the media and corporations.
      - mrtesthah 1y ago
        Today, our rights are being contested; tomorrow, they will be lost if enough of us refuse to fight.
- sigwinch 1y ago
  It was the FCC opportunistically gaining a precedent that they’ll use on other observational hosts. If it wasn’t this, it would have been leaks on Epstein.
  - mrtesthah 1y ago
    They realized Kirk as an opportunity because their base was emotionally activated about it and screaming for blood.
LadyCailin 1y ago
And if you’re against fascism, you’re a terrorist now too.
ahaferburg 1y ago
Starts at 2:01. Kimmel We hit some new lows over the week end with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger pointer, there was uh grieving. On Friday the White House flew the flags at half staff which got some criticism but on a human level you can... see how hard the president is taking this. Reporter My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. May I ask, sir, personally, how are you holding up over the last day and a half, sir? Trump I think very good, and by the way right there you see all the trucks. They've just started construction of the new ball room for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get, as you know, for a 150 years, and it's going to be a beauty. Kimmel Yes. He's at the fourth stage of grief. Construction. Demolition. Construction. This is not how an adult grieves the murder of somebody called their friend. This is how a four year old mourns a gold fish, ok? And it didn't just happen once.

rubyfan 1y ago

It’s a pretext.

mrtesthah 1y ago

In that case, going by the FCC's complaint against Kimmel, I wonder if my pointing out that Trump furthermore skipped Kirk's vigil to go golfing, is similarly "too offensive to be protected by the first amendment"? https://people.com/donald-trump-misses-charlie-kirk-vigil-11810283 https://people.com/donald-trump-misses-charlie-kirk-vigil-11...

davesque 1y ago
By this precedent, it would be!
- dylan604 1y ago
  But mrtesthah has no audience that makes him dangerous to the establishment. He's just a random voice in the wind.
Rapzid 1y ago
I wouldn't go posting about that under your real name unless you want people pressuring your company to fire you on Twitter.. What a time.
- mrtesthah 1y ago
  The number one rule of fascism is to not comply in advance. Speak out loudly and use your rights; force them to take action to stop you.
  - Gud 1y ago
    That is a quick way to end up in the statistics. But what else can you do? They already control the media and corporations.
    - mrtesthah 1y ago
      Today, our rights are being contested; tomorrow, they will be lost if enough of us refuse to fight.
sigwinch 1y ago
It was the FCC opportunistically gaining a precedent that they’ll use on other observational hosts. If it wasn’t this, it would have been leaks on Epstein.
- mrtesthah 1y ago
  They realized Kirk as an opportunity because their base was emotionally activated about it and screaming for blood.

LadyCailin 1y ago

And if you’re against fascism, you’re a terrorist now too.

ahaferburg 1y ago

Starts at 2:01. Kimmel We hit some new lows over the week end with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger pointer, there was uh grieving. On Friday the White House flew the flags at half staff which got some criticism but on a human level you can... see how hard the president is taking this. Reporter My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. May I ask, sir, personally, how are you holding up over the last day and a half, sir? Trump I think very good, and by the way right there you see all the trucks. They've just started construction of the new ball room for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get, as you know, for a 150 years, and it's going to be a beauty. Kimmel Yes. He's at the fourth stage of grief. Construction. Demolition. Construction. This is not how an adult grieves the murder of somebody called their friend. This is how a four year old mourns a gold fish, ok? And it didn't just happen once.