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Aka murder. I thought we were against political violence? Edit- am I supposed to pretend that we all don't know she meant for them to die on this journey she s

by chermi 1y ago

Aka murder. I thought we were against political violence? Edit- am I supposed to pretend that we all don't know she meant for them to die on this journey she suggested? Come on, be honest.

rolph 1y ago
actually, more like, if you think there is a better place off this planet for you, agreed. now go there, please. “There are people I don’t like, and I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover,” Goodall tells interviewer Brad Falchuk during the revelatory 55-minute special discussing her life, work and legacy.
- fuzzfactor 1y ago
  She was such a kind-hearted individual. There are so many others with that many decades of wisdom who would not be so generous. The first thing that comes to mind is kind of a comic-book ending. One where everybody wins in ways that just can't happen in real life. Where you have Musk and his passengers as cartoon versions looking out the portholes of a "portly" 1950's rocketship, as it hurtles on its curved trajectory away from Earth in the background. Celebrating with Champagne that they will be able to colonize an unspoiled new planet without consideration for the poor undesirables who were not allowed on the bus. And all the Who's down in Whoville breathed a sigh of relief, They would have no more leaders that were either liar nor theif.
sigwinch 1y ago
Wouldn’t be violent.
armchairhacker 1y ago
It was clearly a joke. Similarly, a lot of what Trump (and Loomer and MTG) say are jokes and/or ragebait. But Trump keeps it intentionally ambiguous and is serious about some things, and more importantly is in office, so it’s not the same for him. However, for people on Twitter with no political office, there’s no clear line between their “jokes” and the jokes of Goodall and others on the left. The general sentiment used to such be that political violence was so obviously wrong, calling for it in an absurd way (like “launching my enemies into space”) would be interpreted by almost everyone as a “joke”. Kind of like, for some friendships, saying “I’ll hit you for that!” to your best friend after they pull a light-hearted prank. Nowadays, I still think most people agree that political violence is wrong, but they’re unsure of what others think, and there are prominent figures who don’t. So I think, while Jane had good intentions and the impact on her reputation is practically nil, such jokes are (and were in March) no longer appropriate. Kind of like saying “I’ll hit you for that!” to your best friend who previously suffered domestic violence.

by chermi 1y ago

Aka murder. I thought we were against political violence? Edit- am I supposed to pretend that we all don't know she meant for them to die on this journey she suggested? Come on, be honest.

rolph 1y ago

actually, more like, if you think there is a better place off this planet for you, agreed. now go there, please. “There are people I don’t like, and I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover,” Goodall tells interviewer Brad Falchuk during the revelatory 55-minute special discussing her life, work and legacy.

fuzzfactor 1y ago
She was such a kind-hearted individual. There are so many others with that many decades of wisdom who would not be so generous. The first thing that comes to mind is kind of a comic-book ending. One where everybody wins in ways that just can't happen in real life. Where you have Musk and his passengers as cartoon versions looking out the portholes of a "portly" 1950's rocketship, as it hurtles on its curved trajectory away from Earth in the background. Celebrating with Champagne that they will be able to colonize an unspoiled new planet without consideration for the poor undesirables who were not allowed on the bus. And all the Who's down in Whoville breathed a sigh of relief, They would have no more leaders that were either liar nor theif.

sigwinch 1y ago

Wouldn’t be violent.

armchairhacker 1y ago

It was clearly a joke. Similarly, a lot of what Trump (and Loomer and MTG) say are jokes and/or ragebait. But Trump keeps it intentionally ambiguous and is serious about some things, and more importantly is in office, so it’s not the same for him. However, for people on Twitter with no political office, there’s no clear line between their “jokes” and the jokes of Goodall and others on the left. The general sentiment used to such be that political violence was so obviously wrong, calling for it in an absurd way (like “launching my enemies into space”) would be interpreted by almost everyone as a “joke”. Kind of like, for some friendships, saying “I’ll hit you for that!” to your best friend after they pull a light-hearted prank. Nowadays, I still think most people agree that political violence is wrong, but they’re unsure of what others think, and there are prominent figures who don’t. So I think, while Jane had good intentions and the impact on her reputation is practically nil, such jokes are (and were in March) no longer appropriate. Kind of like saying “I’ll hit you for that!” to your best friend who previously suffered domestic violence.