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[-] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 464 points 1 month ago

Here's the article summary:

"One time, Brian worked in a field. Luigi on the other hand, had rich parents, just like Osama Bin Laden."

I fucking wish I was joking.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 184 points 1 month ago

I laughed out loud at this.

An alternate opinion column could be: "One time, Adolf was an aspiring artist. Winston on the other hand, had rich parents, just like Osama Bin Laden."

[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 month ago

Winston Churchill was a genuinely awful human being and a war criminal prior to WWII.

He lucked out by also being a moderately competent wartime leader, who gets to be juxtaposed against Hitler for eternity.

Also, Brett Stephens is a bed bug and has a terrible track record of properly handling public backlash to his writing. I hope dark days are ahead for him.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago

Yeah I know he's not an angel and is in the example specifically due to the juxtaposition.

I understand someone brings this up everytime Churchill is mentioned in a good light, so out of curiosity: who would be a better comparable figurehead? Joseph? Franklin? Neville? Albert?

[-] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago

Also, Brett Stephens is a bed bug

Wow we're just going to allow blatant antisemitism on here /s

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 71 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Holy fucking shit. Imagine writing this out and thinking it’s a good thing to publish. What an idiot. What a buffoon. What an absolute bitch boy cuck ass moron.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

Came to comment on the columnist being a corporate shill piece of shit, but you found more flowery words :)

[-] frostysauce@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I'd call him a buttchugging fuck dandy, but that's just me.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

You could all be right. He could be an absolute piece of shit buttchugging bitch boy cuck ass moron dandy corporate shill.

[-] alekwithak@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

"Oh God, the poor are uniting! Quick, we need to stir up some division"

[-] yarr@feddit.nl 16 points 1 month ago

"He ate steaks like Trump, not like that despicable vegetarian, Hitler"

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You do realize this is an opinion column? You can tell by the big letters at the top that spell out OPINION

EDIT: here's my "both sides" take on this, you all are as dumb as Fox News viewers. IMO (notice the O stands for opinion, please do not hold Lemmy accountable for what I say) schools need to implement a class on the media. Kids need to learn the difference between news and opinion. Also learn how to identify the source of the news. Also don't post your nudes on the internet. Things are about to get a lot worse with AI and deep fakes

[-] Stern@lemmy.world 148 points 1 month ago

NYT still saw fit to publish it. Most would consider that a tacit endorsement.

[-] hraegsvelmir@lemm.ee 31 points 1 month ago

That, and the author is a regular writer for the opinion section there, with consistently terrible takes.

[-] GeriatricGambino@lemmy.world 96 points 1 month ago

Yeah and? Doesn't make his opinion any less garbage

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 1 month ago

You do realize, even for an opinion piece, this is astoundingly poor quality and taste? You can tell by having two brain cells to rub together.

I expect this sort of shit from a tabloid, not from any organization claiming journalistic integrity. A shitty piece is still a shitty piece, even if it's hiding behind the opinion column banner.

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 month ago

Do you see NYT publishing any opinion pieces to the effect of "The healthcare CEO socially murdered thousands every year and the fact that we don't have a legal mechanism to deal with them is infinitely more important than a guy who only killed one person"

[-] wizblizz@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

I have an opinion, you're an ignorant bootlicker! Should that get posted to the frontpage of the times too?

[-] QuincyPeck@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

An opinion The NY Times chose to share with their readers.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

The great thing about opinions? They typically spur opinions from other people. And those opinions spur more opinions.

What I’m trying to say is that the article being an opinion does not in any way negate the comment you’re being dismissive of, which in itself is an opinion too. That’s kind of how conversations happen.

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

Your point? The Editor still has control over what is allowed to be printed/released and associated with their name.

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago

Nobody responding to you was unaware this was an opinion piece.

Reread the responses and try again.

[-] parody@lemmings.world 12 points 1 month ago

Opinions should be here to stay!

I liked the preprint of their opinion column publishing tomorrow, headline:

Some of those kids in Palestine were asking for it

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

In a comment full of shit takes, i just wanna point out that you think the government teaching media literacy in school is the solution?

I hope you wear a helmet regularly.

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