mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
So it is okay if the capitalist is poor?
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Write always the truth, it's like a scalpel: it hurts excruciatingly, but it heals
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So it is okay if the capitalist is poor?
Ignatius A
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Ignatius A
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Good question. We might agree. Scary
Reminds me of Twain's quote ... "Always speak the truth, because then you don't have to remember what you said."This is what journalists should do.
Abandon political correctness and choose Truth instead.
This sentence is not mine.
It's from a writer and journalist, Oriana Fallaci.
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Do you agree with her?
Unfair wages and overexploitation.
@mikkel_the_dane
You know, as Oriana says here in this interview, some people like Kissinger deny the truth, and they even deny they said something, even if his voice was tape-recorded. So...I guess there are some people whose Freudian "Self" is absolutely fragmented and that is utterly terrifying.
Are you familiar with these people, Mikkel?
You know, as Oriana says here in this interview, some people like Kissinger deny the truth, and they even deny they said something, even if his voice was tape-recorded. So...I guess there are some people whose Freudian "Self" is absolutely fragmented and that is utterly terrifying.
Are you familiar with these people, Mikkel?
I didn't get this. Elaborate.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
@mikkel_the_dane
You know, as Oriana says here in this interview, some people like Kissinger deny the truth, and they even deny they said something, even if his voice was tape-recorded. So...I guess there are some people whose Freudian "Self" is absolutely fragmented and that is utterly terrifying.
Are you familiar with these people, Mikkel?
You have your understanding and I have another one.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
The problem was with wealthy capitalists. So what about the poor ones?
By definition a capitalist is someone who owns a capital. So he cannot be poor.
I am interested in yours.
Tell me.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
No, he could have borrowed to the point of in effect being poor.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
I am interested in yours.
No, last time we did worldview in depth I ended up putting you on ignore. I won't go there again.
You are confusing capitalist with entrepreneur.
The entrepreneur can borrow money to open a business.
The capitalist owns it.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
And the capitalist expands by borrowing
I won't reply to the threads I am not interested in.
If you reply to mine, it means they interest you. That flatters me.
By lending it...since he owns it.
TagliatelliMonster
Veteran Member
This is what journalists should do.
Abandon political correctness and choose Truth instead.
This sentence is not mine.
It's from a writer and journalist, Oriana Fallaci.
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Do you agree with her?
I have a problem with the wording.
I'ld reformulate into: always write with honesty and transparency.
People can be (honestly) wrong. So what they write down then, would not be "truth", but an honest mistake.
So just be honest in reporting. Also be transparent: make clear the difference between an opinion piece and an actual report based on data. And when based on data, be transparent about where it comes from and how reliable or potentially biased it is. For reporters, this also means being careful with sources and engaging in rigorous fact checking.
Many reporters these days in essence are honest in their reporting, but the pressure of "clicks" or "being the first to report" far too often results in being sloppy with the fact checking part, or worse: skipping it alltogether. Then there are also those who aren't honest and who deliberately misrepresent things to make it more "sensational" or use misleading titles as click bait.
TagliatelliMonster
Veteran Member
We run into the age old problem again.
'socialism' in the european political landscape is not what that word means in the US political landscape.
Socialists in europe are not communists.
Case in point, the socialists from the socialist party in belgium are all pro-capitalism. Many of them are quite successful wealthy entrepreneurs themselves.
None of them argue for communist type societies.
What they DO argue for is indeed socialized "big government" that plays a role in as good as all matters of public interest: public transportation, energy, health care, education, safety, social security, welfare, etc. They are against privatization of such sectors and also very pro worker rights, high minimum wages, unemployment fees, etc.
Every time I see Americans (or american mentality) discuss "socialism" with europeans (or european political mentality), I only see people talk past eachother because they are talking about a different political ideology
TagliatelliMonster
Veteran Member
You mean like what happens in China?