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boston bean

(36,224 posts)
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 06:10 PM Apr 2018

Lying is offensive.

Yet they give liars a microphone to spew lies.

They make excuses like they are reporting the other side without telling people thier guests are lying. Giving the liars a microphone. This is not we decide you report. People won’t know the lies are lies unless they are explicitly callled that.

Our media has failed us and sucks in many ways.

What is most offensive and damaging is allowing lies to go on uncontested.

What is not offensive is a comedian pointing this out to a room full of people who prop up the lies.

Yes she was crass and rude but no way near as offensive or damaging than what they do every day by normalizing this malignant president and adminstration full of lying, crass and rude people who have power over millions of people.

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Lying is offensive. (Original Post) boston bean Apr 2018 OP
I think she is a hero for free speech. kentuck Apr 2018 #1
That particular part was not funny; nor was it meant to be ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #4
I would call her more piercing and descriptive than crass and rude. nt fleabiscuit Apr 2018 #2
+1 dalton99a Apr 2018 #5
100% true MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #3

kentuck

(111,111 posts)
1. I think she is a hero for free speech.
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 06:23 PM
Apr 2018

"...a room full of people who prop up the lies."

It was the time to speak up and Michelle Wolf spoke up. It was offensive and not anything that any of us would want to experience every day, I should suspect?

But, we do experience it every day.

Very, very divisive.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
4. That particular part was not funny; nor was it meant to be
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 07:42 PM
Apr 2018

She called them out on their enabling. Let's see if it makes any difference at all.

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