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[-] axont@hexbear.net 70 points 2 days ago

As an American I unironically want president Xi to launch a dongfeng missile into the pentagon. Do I get a quote in the BBC now

[-] ThermonuclearHoxha@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

xi-shining: You Americans have nukes at home to use on yourselves. Why are you waiting on us to rescue you?

[-] BattleshipPokemon@hexbear.net 65 points 2 days ago

@BattleshipPokemon, also in my 20s and living in London, says: "About them hitting energy infrastructure, using an atomic bomb, or levelling Britain. My honest reaction is that I'm OK with all of these."

[-] peeonyou@hexbear.net 66 points 2 days ago

if the bbc were nuked I'd be okay with that

[-] DasRav@hexbear.net 33 points 2 days ago

It's really a two for one deal there, London and the BBC. Total bargain!

[-] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago

London and the BBC.

Possibly Cardiff instead if Iran just really hates Dr Who.

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 50 points 2 days ago

Weird how they don't write stuff like this about the Islamic monarchy of Saudi Arabia

[-] Blakey@hexbear.net 45 points 2 days ago

is it just me who thinks it probably wasn't actually the BBC who made it up? I reckon they probably just deliberately, blindly swallowed what some gusano told them with zero fact checking to maintain a facade of plausible deniability. Not like there's any shortage of absolute freaks willing to just say random shit. Not that it matters, it's functionally identical.

[-] murmelade@lemmy.ml 66 points 2 days ago

Who made it up is irrelevant, it's that they chose to publish it to shape public opinion.

[-] Blakey@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that's what I'm getting at at the end. It was purely idle speculation, not any kind of apologia for the beeb.

[-] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They actually stealth edited the quote in the article to something less insane, so if it wasn't made up before, it is now

[-] TrustedFeline@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago

The BBC has had a persian propaganda outlet for decades. It's serving its pupose here

[-] purpleworm@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

Could have also been a source from the CIA or its proxies, who give "tips" to journos all the time.

[-] bunnossin@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago

This is what scares me the most, to be honest. Trump boasting and making vague threats is one thing, but if the media starts trying to manufacture consent for a nuclear strike...

[-] JustSo@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

Well there you have it they started. I agree this is fucked.

[-] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

Under communism the state run media will retroactively change information to suit their narrative 1984

[-] shath@hexbear.net 35 points 2 days ago

jesus fucking christ

[-] Soot@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago

Capitalism is a death cult

[-] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago
[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

Isn't squirrel full of shit tho?

[-] bunnossin@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago

Yeah but that doesn't make them factually wrong about things like this.

[-] purpleworm@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Squirrel is very curmudgeonly and sometimes too uncharitable, but I would not describe them as full of shit.

[-] SickSemper@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

This is true tho

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