Vice Magazine Tweet Calls for Blowing Up Mount Rushmore

originally posted by: DBCowboy
We should all test the limits of free speech.


It is so fragile, the tenuous grip we have on free speech.

Careful what you wish for.

If the hold on free speech is tenuous, imagine how weak is the will to protect it.

a reply to: Deaf Alien

Sorry to burst your bubble but they were not calling for blowing up Mount Rushmore.
And you forgot to add a link.
www.vice.com...

Congratulations you got to the revised story AFTER they took the "blow up Rushmore" down.

originally posted by: Jonjonj

originally posted by: DBCowboy
We should all test the limits of free speech.


It is so fragile, the tenuous grip we have on free speech.

Careful what you wish for.

If the hold on free speech is tenuous, imagine how weak is the will to protect it.

Look at many on this site who gladly and enthusiastically try to silence free speech.

Hardly anyone is protecting it because they either don't want to or have never felt the need to.

They're laying the groundwork now to remove it.

a reply to: DBCowboy

I know. I am watching it, on tv. In colour.

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Deaf Alien

Sorry to burst your bubble but they were not calling for blowing up Mount Rushmore.
And you forgot to add a link.
www.vice.com...

Congratulations you got to the revised story AFTER they took the "blow up Rushmore" down.

Sorry buddy for it not fitting your narrative.
Here's the article VICE referred to from the right-wing news site The Daily Caller:
It's Time To Blow Up Mount Rushmore

a reply to: TinfoilTP

I know you are joking, but think about it. With everything that is going on, doesn't it at least seem like a probability?

a reply to: Deaf Alien

Ahh, what story to believe.

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Deaf Alien

Ahh, what story to believe.

What do you mean? The Daily Caller was the one who made that headline and wrote their article. Vice poked fun at it.
Do you understand the concept of humor and mocking? VICE even apologized for the usage of the headline.

originally posted by: TobyFlenderson
a reply to: seasonal

Absurd. I suppose the prevailing narrative is that the Egyptians used slaves to build the pyramids, so let's blow those up as well.

Hey !

That's mis-information.

No slaves were used to build the pyramids.

All workers on the pyramids were "paid" labor. There are records of these payments.

a reply to: Deaf Alien

Apologized and removed the tweet, according to the captured screen shot.

But all is well, they said they are sorry.

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Deaf Alien

Apologized and removed the tweet, according to the captured screen shot.

But all is well, they said they are sorry.

For the headline? Sure. They apologized because of right-wing snowflakes getting triggered by it. Can't keep everyone happy I guess.
BTW they didn't remove the tweet. I checked. It's still there. Oh I see what you mean. They changed the headline. Well I guess to keep the sensitive snowflakes happy.

a reply to: Deaf Alien

Triggered by blowing up a national monument?

Different strokes I suppose.

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Deaf Alien

Triggered by blowing up a national monument?

Different strokes I suppose.

No. Triggered by a bad joke.

originally posted by: 3daysgone
a reply to: TinfoilTP

I know you are joking, but think about it. With everything that is going on, doesn't it at least seem like a probability?

What, Lefties lynching people? You damn right it is a possibility, it is up there at the top of their favorite wet dreams.

originally posted by: TinfoilTP

originally posted by: 3daysgone
a reply to: TinfoilTP

I know you are joking, but think about it. With everything that is going on, doesn't it at least seem like a probability?

What, Lefties lynching people? You damn right it is a possibility, it is up there at the top of their favorite wet dreams.

I would think it's more like Alt-Right, White Supremacy and KKK favorite wet dream.

a reply to: Deaf Alien

Well perhaps Vice should leave the jokes to someone who is not delivering news. But passes are given from lefties or righties.

Sad.

a reply to: Deaf Alien

Correct, the left usually riots.

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Deaf Alien

Well perhaps Vice should leave the jokes to someone who is not delivering news. But passes are given from lefties or righties.

Sad.

The far right news site was the one who first created that headline, not Vice.

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Abysha

Vice has some great journalism. I hope this was at least half in jest.

Do "great journalists" write in 1/2 jests? Or is that a free pass given to certain orgs?



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I said they have great journalists. I'm not giving a pass to whoever wrote that.

Even FOX has some decent journalists.

originally posted by: Abysha

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: Abysha

Vice has some great journalism. I hope this was at least half in jest.

Do "great journalists" write in 1/2 jests? Or is that a free pass given to certain orgs?



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I said they have great journalists. I'm not giving a pass to whoever wrote that.

Even FOX has some decent journalists.

It was a joke, mocking that far right-wing news site's article with that headline. People jumped to conclusion without actually reading. Vice apologized for triggering people.