We've heard this shit over and over in the ten years since Trump became a candidate. Violence is who we are, and it doesn't suddenly become inappropriate because Trump got a smidgen of his comeuppance.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 months ago (10 children)

I think people who have a media based existence have to be more mindful of this kind of thing, because, like it or not, appropriate or not, it can have very serious effects on their livelihoods.

We all suffer a bit of this at work. There are things we avoid saying to our coworkers, bosses, customers and clients, etc. What is and isn't okay to say changes based on the nature of our employment. I can't tell my boss he's a stupid sac of shit for mismanaging a product launch in spite of my recommendations. For Tenacious D, it very much can be shit like this.

[–] DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

I can understand a minimum wage worker not risking their livelihood over expressing antifascist sentiment in the workplace, but that doesn't apply to a well known multi-millionaire with a large global platform.

He is saying loud and clear - his millions and his fame, only one of which he is at risk of losing over expressing his opinion (E: and even then, he'd get plenty of notoriety to replace it if he actually found some self respect), are more important to him than taking a stand against fascism.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

Yah I think that's a fair judgement as well

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