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Community description for ManufacturingConsent is "when the media decides who you are rooting for." So, being banned for questioning their narrative strikes me as absurdly funny. I mean, I guess if the idea of the community is that geneva_convenience should decide whom you root for, that would track.

The post in question: https://piefed.ca/post/266435

(I pointed out that the Guardian was probably including the hostages who died after the attacks. This really bugged OP and led to a ban.)

I don't really care for a remedy, seems a silly place. Just thought it was funny as heck.

(For what it's worth, like most, I side with Palestine but I think being accurate lends credence to our cause.)

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[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 23 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

That's geneva_convenience for ya. Avoid .ml communities like the plague, they're not very tolerant of any form of dissent. Geneva likes to paint a lot of people as Zionist without good reason.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Gotta stay in the safe lib zones where your indoctrination won't be challenged by a different but very similar indoctrination.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

... Do you actually not see the irony in posting this in a thread about being banned from a community called Manufacturing Consent for noting a mistake?

That's kind of amazing, thank you.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I really should keep an eye out for those comms and just avoid. At least any of the vaguely political ones!

(Just Manufacturing Consent feels like a trap designed for me as Chomsky's thoughts on this are super relevant and interesting so, like a fool, I fell into the trap.)

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes you should stay out of political comms with your garbage opinions. Glad that you realize this.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

You've spent almost 20 minutes randomly commenting in this thread, surely you have something better to do?