The NYTFT has gone all in on “a new era of conservatism” with this article.

First, they directly compare tech bro billionaires flocking to bend the knee to Trump to the “surge in support for social justice causes” after the killing of George Floyd by police. Nothing problematic about that comparison, right?

CW:Offensive pejoratives published unredacted by the NYTFT

Later, they quote a “top banker” as saying, “We can say ‘r*tard’ and ‘p*ssy’ without fear of getting cancelled … it’s a new dawn.”

I know the NYTFT has always been conservative, but this together with the way the Washington Post has been cosying up to Trump, says a lot about where the US is headed.

Edit: wrong acronym

  • @[email protected]
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    “I feel liberated,” said a top banker. “We can say ‘r*tard’ and ‘p*ssy’ without fear of getting cancelled … it’s a new dawn.”

    Imagine how pathetic you’d have to be to say this statement unironically. But I guess that’s why this loser didn’t let them use their name.

    • @Zexks
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      Wonder how he feels about “hang the bankers, praise to Luigi!”

      • @[email protected]
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        Here’s a thought: if you’re being canceled, there’s likely a reason for it. Perhaps consider what circumstances brought you there.

      • @[email protected]
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        Yeah but he doesn’t, because he knows you won’t do anything. You’ll scream “Luigi!” and do jack shit. Unfortunately, there won’t be any more Luigis, and he only got one baddy.

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          LOL. You may not be able to make me get off my couch, but you have the personal capability to make it not just be one Luigi. Be the change you want to see in the world before you whine about how no one else is willing to do anything.

  • @[email protected]
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    610 hours ago

    FYI this is a Financial Times article, not the New York Times.

    The NYT has its problems, but this feels like hastily posted anti media bullshit.

    FT.com is not NYT.com. FT is owned by the Nikkei, basically Japan’s Dow Jones, or S&P500. Of course they’re going to be sucking up to idiot bankers.

  • @teamevil
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    It’s pronounced “fascism.”

  • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost
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    “New” era. I don’t think we’ve had a progressive candidate in office since the 1970s. We’ve been slipping towards fascism, minor stop gaps and small caveats/wins before full speed ahead into enacting Hitler’s dream.

  • @CharlesDarwin
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    And by that, they mean embracing the era of robber barons?

  • @Sanctus
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    Its fucking bad. They’re trying to paint the picture Trump wants to see of himself. Democracy is dying in the corner. I just hope Trump meets the same end his hero’s have.

    • @[email protected]
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      813 hours ago

      Dying? It’s dead. Get ready for the concentration camps—or whatever they call it. “Reeducation”

      • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost
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        111 hours ago

        Already happened, normalized:

        • Japanese
        • Mexicans
        • Arguably to black people and queer

        Soon:

        • Ensured to Queers
        • Women
        • Ensured to Black people
          • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost
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            211 hours ago

            Good point. Showing how white I am that I briefly lapsed on that bouncing between this and making dinner.

            • @[email protected]
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              210 hours ago

              It’s okay, it’s hard to keep a perfect record of the atrocities of mankind. I was hoping to get through life without having to personally experience one!