semisimian

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[–] semisimian@startrek.website 60 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Those of us possibly even older may point to the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in '87. From Wikipedia, the fairness doctrine "required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that fairly reflected differing viewpoints." In short, it's repeal paved the way for Fox News and led all the way to CBS under Weiss.

But to your point, there are 3 things on my platform that I tell anyone who wants to hear it. 3 actionable items:

  1. Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine.
  2. Repeal the Patriot Act.
  3. Overturn Citizens United.

I didn't say it would be easy.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 7 points 3 weeks ago

So, she shares a name with The Walrus of Love himself, Barry White. Cool. There's a joke in there somewhere...

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

Flip it and you got me.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 51 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I'm missing context on this one. I walk away from Lemmy for ONE day and...

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 17 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I don't remember this quote, so I went digging and I can't find this in the show. Anyone have a link?

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 28 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Hey man, let's take some poorly written beat poetry and put it over mediocre guitar compositions. Then we can take a talented keyboardist but make him play the shittiest sounding electric organ. And we can make sure the recording makes it all sound like a cat and some tin cans in a dryer.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 77 points 3 months ago (17 children)

I might be out of the loop - is this a known fascist, a public figure whose politics we know?

Either way, he is a Master Sargent in the US Marine Corp. He took an oath to defend the Constitution and not a single person or party. His power is bestowed by the people he is sworn to serve. If he is wearing that uniform with honor, that uniform is most definitely anti-fascist.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Especially from a tech critic.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

He is in the article and mentioned as a lefty, but just absent from the article's title. I agree, just say "one out of 40" and you still make your point.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

E.B. Farnum from Deadwood (the HBO show, anyway. Who knows what he was like in real life?)

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