Eh I would point out that fascism doesn’t need to be racist to be evil, AND that there’s a reason why fascism is the preferred form of government for racists.

So, like, you’re not technically wrong but I think the point you’re making is bordering on moot.

Fascism is bad. Racism is bad. Most racists are fascists. Many fascists are racists.

The venn diagram of fascists and bigots of one type or another is damn close to a perfect circle

Big time agreed. This is another major component of it and your assessment is spot on.

Because it’s disingenuous and provides a clear avenue for counter-attack.

I don’t want to get into an argument with everyone over the morality of these companies. That is a far less pressing concern than the fascists on our doorstep. And when your opposition is unscrupulous they will delight in any distraction from their faults.

I’m essentially performing triage. The infection doesn’t matter if the heart has been destroyed. Stop the bleeding first, then handle the infection.

And if “fascists are wantonly disregarding the first amendment” isn’t enough of a direct emotional reason for action then we’ve already lost 🤷‍♀️

This seems like a good reason not to support them financially if they comply with fascist demands

As I said, there are plenty of good reasons not to support these companies financially. I am NOT arguing against withholding your patronage from these service providers. But it has little to do with their willingness to comply with fascist demands and everything to do with creating an environment where the business faces a greater existential threat from losing customers than they do from pushing back against the fascists. It’s a subtle but important distinction, IMO.

Disney the corporation isn’t the people running it

Then the meme should use “that which” instead of “those who”. I don’t disagree with you but the meme is pretty clearly saying “the people in charge are supporting fascism” rather than “we can force change by hurting the business’ bottom line”.

Lol a compliment AND Good Will Hunting quote? I’m here for it. Thanks

At the risk of getting a lot of hate: I feel this is a bit misguided?

“Fiduciary responsibility” is, unfortunately, the law of the land and has been since long before the fascism took root.

The FCC Chairman is capable of doing massive, irreversible damage to a business like Disney/ABC without any means to prevent it (only punish it after the fact, and after a lot of time in court)

As a business, if the management at these companies perceives an undeniable threat to the financial interests of their company, they are literally required by law to mitigate that threat, and they cannot use “violating free speech” as a defense because the 1st amendment only applies to government actions (so they could sue the government for the FCC Chair’s interference and still lose in court when their investors file a class action suit for breach of fiduciary responsibility).

This is an impossible situation for these companies and their management.

And yes, the very system itself is to blame here. But I, personally, cannot reasonably expect the leadership of Disney to risk retaliation from the FCC in order to “defend free speech” when doing so can cost them everything, not just professionally, but personally as well. And that’s before we even start to discuss the downstream consequences for other people (like all the jobs lost if the FCC goes after Disney/ABC)

So, if you have reason to pirate content independent of this bullshit - which you do, fuck this capitalist shit hole and the companies that profit from and perpetuate it - then go right ahead. I ENCOURAGE it

But we ought to focus our vitriol on the fascists first.

NOTE: I am making a very subtle distinction here… Creating financial consequences for a business such that they are pushed to take action against government overreach is a valid form of resistance! We just need to be clear and honest about what we’re doing. I don’t hate or begrudge Disney leadership for what they did here. But I will absolutely use the tools at my disposal to resist the fascists, including exploiting the financial interests of corporations to create conflict between the fascists and businesses.

My hope is that the very first thing they did after cancelling Jimmy Kimmel Live! was start working on a first amendment suit against the government. And while we wouldn’t know about that (it would be crazy for them to tip their hand early) I would not be at all surprised if that’s exactly what is happening behind closed doors right now. I’m very sure that Disney leadership is absolutely bristling at the undue influence being brought to bear on them by the FCC chairman

Seattle and Portland do make up the PNW hippie culture, which I’m sure plenty of respondents find unfavorable

What are the chances Washington gets dinged for having the same name as DC?

Uhhhhh you overestimate the knowledge of the average user

Sincerely, anyone and everyone who has worked IT help desk

Also F12 to open the developer panel, then check the “network” and “sources” tabs where you can see every single asset that is loaded (may need to refresh after opening the dev panel) and interact with them in a list

Can Grok even generate video?

😍🤩 Contextually relevant Depeche Mode 🤩😍

I was wondering wtf you were talking about until I remembered I have the entire tankiesphere blocked. Oh the blissful, golden silence 😁

Absolutely not. Nope. Nuh uh. Not worth the trauma. I’ve got enough horror from just Nina.

Is It Wrong to Solo Cuties In a Dungeon?

That Time I Rizz’d My Would-Be Killer

Gawd this show is off the rails and I don’t even care

This show is so damn precious and relatable despite being about something I have literally no interest in

There are so many different images you could show in panel 2 and it would work just as well

Stack Overflow mods finally get what they’ve always dreamed of: no more repeat questions.

StackGPT: begins every answer with “closed as duplicate. Here’s a previous answer I provided to this question…”

Ichigo asks, Ichigo receives.

My pleasure :D