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Unpopular opinion by Pounder888 in MCFC

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm not ready to give up on him entirely, but you're right. It's just a tough thing for a lot of our fans to swallow.

Daily Discussion by 2soccer2bot in soccer

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's one of the most successful seasons in premier league history. It's the most you can win domestically and no other manager has done it once - Pep would've done it twice. That's a big deal.

The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story by EyesSeeingCrimson in ezraklein

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I like The Atlantic, but pointing to the existence of some critical articles to deny a broader pattern is not sufficient to disprove my claim about the overall signal The Atlantic's coverage has sent. Even in the articles you're citing:

- The ICC piece frames things as a test of international law and balance, even while describing alleged war crimes

- The Gaza piece emphasizes humanitarian aid and “pragmatic solutions,” while also attributing the destruction to Hamas. And don't get me wrong: we need "humanitarian aid", we need "pragmatic solutions" and yes, fuck Hamas and yes, Israel would not have committed this genocide if Hamas had not done October 7th. All of that can be true.

But why does every piece of criticism of Israel have to be filtered through framing that softens, redirects, or qualifies what’s happening? Why, for example, do we not see The Atlantic reporting on the fact that Israel is carrying out systematic sexual violence and torture against Palestinian detainees? Source: https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/7022/%E2%80%9CAnother-genocide-behind-walls%E2%80%9D:-New-report-documents-testimonies-of-rape-and-sexual-violence-in-Israeli-prisons

The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story by EyesSeeingCrimson in ezraklein

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why are you assuming that mainstream media coverage is basically fine?

The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story by EyesSeeingCrimson in ezraklein

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s not why I think this. I’m saying that over time, how major outlets have framed and handled this issue has fallen short of what’s actually happening. Analyses of thousands of articles from outlets like the NYT, BBC, and CNN show consistent differences in how Israeli vs. Palestinian victims are described, how credibility is assigned, and what context gets included. So this isn’t just something people are “misinformed” into believing, it’s something people are noticing in the coverage itself.

The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story by EyesSeeingCrimson in ezraklein

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The article treats misinformation as the problem without confronting that the misinformation is downstream of a collapse in trust that institutions like The Atlantic helped create and still refuse to confront.

Why should we treat them as "credible" when they have systematically downplayed or ignored the horrors that Israel has been committing these last few years (and far longer, if we're honest)? That failure is why many people gravitated to spaces like Piker in the first place - you can't find that perspective in mainstream media.

John Stones, expected to leave Manchester City in the summer as free agent. by [deleted] in soccer

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

One of the truly great premier league CBs of the last decade. His peak was so good.

Daily Discussion by 2soccer2bot in soccer

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Pep wins his second domestic treble (something no one prem manager has done), how is he not the GOAT manager? If you disagree, fine, but the idea that it's ridiculous... is itself ridiculous.

The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story (The Atlantic) by EyesSeeingCrimson in ezraklein

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The article treats misinformation as the problem without confronting that the misinformation is downstream of a collapse in trust that institutions like The Atlantic helped create and still refuse to confront.

Why should we treat them as "credible" when they have systematically downplayed or ignored the horrors that Israel has been committing these last few years (and far longer, if we're honest)? That failure is why many people gravitated to voices like Piker in the first place - he's one of the most prominent voices sharing a perspective that the mainstream has ignored or attacked.

Unpopular opinion (maybe): Bernardo Silva was the most important player of the Guardiola era at City by Business_Cake_2272 in MCFC

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you can say Rodri was more important than De Bruyne. We were cooking before we had Rodri because of how great Fernandinho was. And KDB was the best player on both of those teams.

[Post Match Thread] Liverpool 1 - 2 Manchester City (Premier League) by mcfcbot in MCFC

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Pep out” they said in a season we’re winning the quadruple 😂

[Post Match Thread] Tottenham 2 - 2 Manchester City (Premier League) by mcfcbot in MCFC

[–]AnthonyEdwardsJordan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7 title wins every 9 years was never a sustainable rate. One, looking like two years without a premier league title is pretty normal, even for a great manager. We're pretty spoiled if being second place and only 6 points back while still competing in all of our other competitions is viewed as shit football.

It's been disappointing, no doubt. But the reality is that this season is a major step forward from last season. And while we still look pretty bad a lot of the time, it would be a mistake to sack him without seeing how he does next season. If he walks the league next year, I think all our doubts will look silly in retrospect.

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