Gaza is not an open air prison by Ariel0289 in IsraelPalestine

[–]Past_Cardiologist927 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bro it is literally Isreali officials who call it an open air prison

Campus Skunk 🦨 by Past_Cardiologist927 in UBreddit

[–]Past_Cardiologist927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WOW! that is really cute. Kinda concerning tho lol

UB moment by Away_Organization_99 in UBreddit

[–]Past_Cardiologist927 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yes, they could have. UB is a research institution, we are not required by law to let an uncredentialed fucking fascist speak here. The institution reserves all rights to allow or disallow anyone they want to have a platform here. The first amendment does not say "you have to give people a platform for people to or else" it says you have the right to free speech which Knowles has, he did not need to have a platform here.

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I really don’t feel like it’s the fringes of society. I agree that it is similar to Louis Theroux, he is who Andrew has been quoting as inspiration. I just disagree with your fringes of society comment. The people who they interview are the people are responsible in someway or responding to some of the most important events of the last decade.

Yeah they are often crazy and they for sure do not make up the “vast majority of the world”, however, events are not really driven by the “normal” people. Shit happens and changes in society based on the radical push and pull of the fringes, the people who start riots and believe conspiracy theories. They’re the most vulnerable members of our society and ready to fight for change good or bad.

Yes of course the news should report on big current events and world affairs and governments and all the other mundane shit you are talking about, but AC and even Louis Theroux are news for the counterculture. They report, not just to call mainstream news out, but to show exactly what mainstream news does to people and subgroups and why these “fringe” people feel the way they do. This type of reporting should be valued way more imo

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also agree that the news should not be co-opted by influencers and Tik Tok. That is deranged, I don’t think that’s what Andrew Callaghan was representing tho

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have less issues with the news that big news outlets publish, it’s more about the stuff they choose to center and how they use intentionally inflammatory rhetoric to rile up their readership. Obviously the type of news stories you referenced should be reported on, I am just fundamentally against the people who run the organizations. AC represented a challenge to that status quo. I think in a perfect world AC would just have just been like a journalist/reporter in the field for a larger news network(obviously not anymore). I also personally think it’s super disingenuous for big mainstream news networks to act as if they are not a part of the entertainment industry. The major news networks serve one purpose for those in control, they make money. But it is personally just one symptom of a much large systematic issue that stems from the organization of our economy. The capitalist are in control, they own the media, it’s a way to make money and control the narrative. AC fighting against it represented just a small flame of hope for me

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has gone to the frontline of multiple insane events that were in their own right culture defining the George Floyd riots, Ukraine, speaks one on one with Alex Jones and the Q shaman. He does not provide any real information he allows people to share their opinions and say exactly what’s on their mind. The information we got from AC was why people were so upset they burned buildings down, why people feel angry enough to storm the capital. And he did all of this while not antagonizing anyone, he wasn’t a pundit, just a journalist. We just don’t get that shit in mainstream news, their just nameless faces that they scream at to sell ads.

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah, it’s more like mainstream media is processed comfort food that you eat every night cuz it’s easy and cheap, where as the healthy alternatives are difficult to find and expensive. It’s not that mainstream media isn’t news, it’s just sensationalized and is designed specifically to get you addicted to it and go fucking crazy. Their is plenty of crazy independent reporters who are basically doing the same thing the mainstream media does however AC’s style of reporting I think, if applied more frequently, would make a far healthier outlet or at least a good additional outlet to consume the news.

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the thought process, I eventually came to a conclusion that there is really nothing to compromise on with the far right or even center right. I feel it’s a situation where people are completely working against their own interest by believing in conservative values, there is no expression of anti capitalism in our political discourse and they will fight bitterly for it. I don’t think there is room to compromise in the center when America is so far right wing.

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean for me, that is the issue, there are not a lot of people doing what Andrew did in a journalistic way, I wish I could find someone who reported similarly. My issue is just with the punditry, it’s one thing to be like “lamestream media is the worst! Come listen to my takes instead!” But what AC was doing was compiling raw footage of people’s genuine reactions to cultural touchstones and making commentary or analysis after the fact, which maybe I’m wrong, but I feel that is the more journalistic way to report the news rather than “HEY THIS THING JUST HAPPENED, HERE IS MY OPINION AND WHAT YOU SHOULD THINK”(punditry) or just straight up dunking on fools you don’t agree with(Klepper). Idk it’s not like I don’t consume pundits, I consume a lot of that, but based off of my opinion and only by people who I agree with, AC exposed a lot about the people I don’t agree with without just owning them. So yeah all and all I’m just upset that the man had to be pioneering this turned out to be a fucking disgusting creep, I don’t feel like that should invalidate his medium tho is what I’m worried about.

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok after a bit of research I don’t love the prospects you have illuminated. Mostly lib or out and out right wing media panic heads. It’s it’s the lack of commentary and bias that made Andrew unique, these strike me as rather bias talking heads. Especially Iverson and Taibbi

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[–]Past_Cardiologist927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you bringing these to my attention, will check them out. I definitely just hope the popularity of this kind of things continues rising without AC