The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. (lemmy.world)

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

The thing to point out is the window in the background, since it's not moving.

You can clearly see where the cop is in the 2nd and third frames right below the window, and you can see the trajectory of the car going well to the right of the window in the last frame while he's shooting.

She was never going to hit him. She intentionally avoided doing so by backing up and turning. Her last moment in life was looking out for the safety of the man that would kill her.

[-] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 4 points 2 weeks ago

Let's say she was even headed straight for him -- shooting her is still the worst possible option because he's essentially just slamming on the accelerator. There's no world where this can be justified at all.

[-] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't understand a lot of 1984 when I was a teenager. Winston's job is to censor data from the past to agree with the current administration. How in the hell would that ever be a job?

2026: Oh...

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

For real man it is legit happening. Like we've drawn parallels before but now it's a god damn handbook.

Throw in news, search engines, LLMs and social media effectively all owned by party loyalists, and it's actually pretty easy. Who would've thought. Now just gotta defund libraries, schools, and public radio and TV.

[-] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The reality is that the people who love death and violence will say and believe whatever to continue wanking to these displays of power. They're rotten to the core, they WANT the nonsense explanations to soften the cognitive dissonance.

[-] bbboi@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Is society so broken that we unintentionally produce these kinds of monsters or are some people just inherently born evil? And if it's the latter how do we even realistically combat such a thing? I'm tired of this place. This place sucks.

[-] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Is society so broken that we unintentionally produce these kinds of monsters or are some people just inherently born evil?

Unintentionally? Brother there are like a dozen rich white right wing billionaires who have made this their lives purpose. There have been organizations like them for .... basically forever with all different sorts of dynamics.

They are very intentionally being created, and of course some people grow up without empathy for those different for them, or without any at all.

[-] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The values necessary to fuel the empire's economy and narratives, which run on innocent blood, sweat and tears, are not conducive to having a society of prosocial, healthy, righteous individuals. Don't worry, it's different elsewhere, Americans are just particularly cooked. Even the UK, which was the world's main villain some years ago, is a somewhat different and more humane society (Tommy Robinson and pals excluded ofc).

It really is an American/turbo Western issue at the moment but it has been part of the culture of many older civilizations, and an ideological one, which means it can be changed!

[-] bbboi@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You've just kicked the can down the line and created a loop. "The empire's economy and narratives". Who exactly do you think runs these empires? Hint. It's people.

Tyrannical governments have existed since the earliest of recorded history. It's not something exclusive to any one country. People are bastards no matter their color, race, creed or tribe. People suck.

"People are shitty because other people are shitty." I understand the logic to it but when exactly did this cycle start? What is the initial source of evil that pushed the world into chaos if not us?

The only way we move forward is to accept responsibility and be held accountable, which is seemingly incompatible with human life. People gladly deny genocides on this very site daily.

I don't think I can come to any other conclusions than people are just inherently evil. Maybe good doesn't even exist? Just a planet full of pricks fucking everybody else over for their own personal gain and "good" is a fairy tale we tell ourselves to make us feel better and wash away our sins.

[-] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

People are not inherently evil, I'd even say we're predisposed to prosociality, but intelligence plus free will mixed with selfishness and fear make us more than capable of being/doing "evil", certainly. We're imperfect, we'll never not be, but I do believe we can be better towards each other with a minimal amount of great excesses. The only way to combat it is to truly believe collectively it's our duty to be righteous, and here's where believing in God, and that will judge us all fairly for our deeds, comes in handy. Idk any other more foolproof way, as in one empathetic philosopher might bring himself to do this without God somewhat successfully but the other 99 will require some sort of handrails to walk through life ethically more successfully than not.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think we would be alright if we simply defaulted to caring about all human life on this planet. We can't continue picking groups of people to place above others.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I know its murder. You know its murder. Unfortunately justice is blind... like its eyes were stabbed out with an ice pick.

[-] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

They were stabbed by 50% of people going through life not giving a shit about anything, then 30% of the remaining 100 actively wanting to harm others as their primary purpose in life.

You see it in the poll numbers.

Its why republicans consistently get 30% and democrats fluctuate based on vibes maaan.

You also see it in how people act when witnessing someone being abused, where most just want to turn away and pretend its none of their business even when they are in a position to do something meaningful.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Evil is persistent. Its beyond me to pretend I understand. I would just say, try to be a good person. Like, really try.

[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

1984 should be required reading for every high school kid.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It was at my highschool, I'm guessing that's abnormal

[-] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It was at mine too, and I live in a ~~client state colonized by~~ humble country LIBERATED and granted the privilege of FREEDOM by the USA in the 70s.

[-] rothaine@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

I suspect there is a strong correlation between not reading and being Republican

[-] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The real problem isn't people who don't read it. It's people who do and think only the other side of the political spectrum/geopolitical conflict is doing similar things.

[-] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

What I see when I watch the video, is someone trying to drive away, the ice agent attempting to open the door of a moving vehicle to pull them out, and then firing on the drive when they can’t open the door.

It’s not self defense, it’s a use of lethal force against a citizen attempting to disengage from a confrontation with a government official that lacks the authority to arrest them.

[-] Penguin_1024@piefed.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Anyone who says he was in front of the vehicle has to admit that he must be extremely stupid to stand in front of a vehicle instead of taking 2 or 3 steps to the side. Moving out of the way of a car is my automatic reaction to being anywhere near the front or rear of one.

[-] g0nz0li0@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Someone climbed through the window to access a restricted area being defended by armed government agents in capital Hill, during a siege. Another tried to drive away from armed government agents on the street. It's unbelievable that the former is a hero to conservatives and the latter is a terrorist.

[-] RavingGrob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago

I think I agree with your sentiment, but the words "latter" and "former" are reversed, as you're currently suggesting that the conservatives view the one that drove away as a hero.

[-] g0nz0li0@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nice one, I fixed it to avoid looking like an accidental fascist.

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