• cheesybuddha@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    If a video appears to show something then it shows something, right? Am I crazy? If a video shows something then it automatically appears to show it, right?

    Am I talking nonsense, or is this just another case of the media sanewashing what is obviously a fascist crackdown on the citizenry?

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      5 hours ago

      Sometimes there’s room for doubt about what a video shows, because it’s unclear. Sometimes there’s ambiguity because context is relevant and not present in the video. But this video is clear and no context could possibly redeem what we see. This is a gang of terrorist thugs once again murdering an innocent and not peaceful person in broad daylight, as part of the Nazi regimes goal of crushing the American people into submission through terror.

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      6 hours ago

      Nah man, I get where you’re coming from. Adding that “allegedly” vibe can inappropriately sow doubt. The annoying part is it’s probably a liability thing.

      As if the media is ever properly held liable for such wrongdoings…