I nominate this NYT opinion piece for shittiest take of 2024!

  • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    you really think someone would do that? just go on a once-respected publication and tell lies?

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      “Just”… ? no. There’s a certain vetting process that makes sure they tell the right lies.

    • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      But they’re not lying. It’s pretty reasonable to believe both that his parents were working class, and that him becoming a class traitor on such a level does make him a hero in capitalist eyes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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        it is, though.

        The implication is that Brian Thompson should be/is a hero to working class people.

        he’s not.

        he’s an asshole who made millions fucking over people just trying to get medical care. many of whom have died as a result of his fucking them over, and that is especially true of those who actually work for a living- which he has not in a very long time.

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        i don’t think it’s lying, necessarily. i suspect that it’s embellishing, and it’s inarguably providing an incomplete, intentionally flattering picture.