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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Elon’s response to the world saying they saw a Nazi salute at the presidential inauguration. Not quite an “oops, I didn’t mean it that way”

Oh, WOW! Glad I asked. Will happily add this to a conversation with a 'skeptical' friend.

Honestly, I found some genuinely funny and actually laughed. But I would never share stuff like that in public, if at all, certainly not in a position like Musk, especially not after that salute. Guess he's testing the waters or normalizing.

Anyways, thanks a lot for the info with screenshot! Once more, reality trumps satire. When asking the question, I thought it might be about some hints here and there requiring interpretation. I did not expect something so blatant.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

What are the Holocaust Jokes referenced in the title? Didn't find an explanation in the article.

For context, I'm a German missing out on many news and stories, for sanity reasons. But I'd like to know more about this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Sometimes deals can be arranged with countries of origin (or nearby), even if it takes time and diplomatic effort (and probably some compensation to the receiver).

If that fails, and anyways until that succeeds (if ever), you still have to treat these people as humans with dignity and rights.

If they are criminals, they serve their time like anyone else.

But first and foremost, if only for pragmatic reasons, society should look for ways to integrate these individuals in a way which benefits everyone; as a productive member. Most people don't strive to live in misery, and they probably came to your country in hopes of a better future. Help them build that, and everybody might win.

The alternative is to become a monster yourself and still have no answers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Surround yourself with Yes-men, piss off your allies, cuddle with dictators. Great strategy.

Maybe MAGA actually stands for Make America Gone Again. Is that acceptable English? Not a native speaker.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Jesus (fucking) Christ!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

For sure, a less reliable partner is a less valuable partner. That's one way to lose your geopolitical influence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

this just doesn’t look very nice.

Of course, that's because it's Venice! Uhm.

Sorry. Great comment, carry on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

We can plot it on 2 axis as a 2x2 grid:

legal & legitimate   |  illegal & legitimate
----------------------------------------------
legal & illegitimate |  illegal & illegitimate

Definitions:

  • legal: conforms to the law
  • illegal: breaks the law
  • legitimate: the right thing to do
  • illegitimate: the wrong thing to do (not sure if this translation is correct, but this is what I mean)

Examples:

  • legal & legitimate: Doing things which are allowed and fine, both morally and legally. Like crafting things and selling for a fair price.
  • illegal & legitimate: Might be as small as crossing the street when the lights are red (although no one is nearby), or as big as rebelling against systemic injustice // 2nd row of OP picture
  • legal & illegitimate: Exploiting others, benefitting from negative externalities, though under legal protection. Like the 1st row of OP picture, and things like fossil fuel extraction, colonialism, imperialism
  • illegal & illegitimate: Villainous deeds like murder

I learned this idea during a training workshop for social disobedience (climate action, sit-in). Of course we saw ourselves on the legitimate side, partially covered by law, partially breaking it, but ultimately not caring so much about that part due to the perceived legitimateness. Against the fossil fuel industry, which we see as illegitimate, though sadly protected by law.

PS: Not sure if intended, but this sub's image very much reminds me of the movie SMILE, which might be my all time horror favorite.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The question is wether there was sexual violence.

The claim from your screenshot answers that with a 'no': "It was all fabricated".

Though what you provide to support that claim (I did not open the link) does not support it. On the contrary, it even provides accounts of sexual violence.

There is a 2nd, different claim muddled within: Wether sexual violence can be proven in court.

Of course, that can be difficult for a number of reasons related to sexual violence ("victims were murdered", "not prepared to reveal"). But failure to prove an offense does by no means conclude that the accusations were "all fabricated".

Maybe this is related to people confusing proof and evidence. Evidence (even numerous and strong) can exist although a proof is not possible.

Feel free to clear things up if I missed your point. At the moment, it is not understandable how that guy jumps from "there is evidence, but we will have trouble proving in court" to "it was all fabricated". If you can add something which closes this gap, that would help your point.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It is frequently discussed to ban far-right parties. Decades ago, the NPD could have been banned but it was turned down because they were too insignificant (only getting a few percent in elections, if at all).

With the AfD, it's a different story. They are rather too significant (getting double digit percents). Politicians are worried that if a ban fails, it could give them even more fuel. Some subconscious thought nags me that this wasn't the actual reason, but it's the best I can do right now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Makes me happy to hear this important feature is about to become reality! <3

 

[[Estrid's Invocation]] enters as a copy of another enchantment you control. At your upkeep, you may re-enter it, allowing you to choose a different target.

Note that casting it without an eligible target will void the second part. It will just stay and sit there, not triggering on upkeep.

I tried to build a deck around this card with lots of non-legendary enchantments. And found out, Sagas are particularly interesting. The crazy interaction is that Estrid's re-enter triggers before Sagas tick up.

An example match start:

  • turn 2: [[Omen of the Sea]] (1U, flash, scry 2, then draw 1)
  • turn 3: [[Estrid's Invocation]] (2U), gaining another scry 2 + draw 1
  • turn 4: [[Binding the old Gods]] (2BG, destroy nonland), Estrid re-entered before on the Omen to get a 3rd scry2+d1
  • turn 5: Estrid re-enters as the Binding, which immediately lets you destroy a second nonland. Next but still in your upkeep, both Sagas tick up, letting you fetch two ~~basic~~ forests.
  • turn 6: Estrid re-enters as the Binding before it's saga counter can tick up, letting you destroy a 3rd nonland, and fetching a 3rd forest, before the original Binding finally expires.

If you managed to get a 2nd Estrid out by that point, you can have both Estrid Sagas copy each other infinitely, without ever expiring.

Also nice: [[Elspeth conquers Death]] (3WW, exile mana 3+) and [[The Eldest Reborn]] (4B, sac creature, discard, return creature/PW from any GY)

Other non-saga enchantments which I found useful:

  • [[Omen of the Hunt]] (2G, flash, fetch basic land)
  • [[Wingbright Thief]] (more on that later)
  • [[Smothering Tithe]] (3W, opponent chooses wether they have less mana or you gain more)
  • [[Revenge of Ravens]] (3B, drain 1 life for each creature attacking you)
  • and of course [[Triumphant Getaway]] (1UBR, flash, heist twice, drain 2 on casting heisted cards)

Some are useful because of their on-enter effects, some are useful to stack up a beneficial ability. A Smothering Tithe times 2 makes a significant difference in speed, no matter wether they choose to have less mana for themselves or give you more treasures.

[[Wingbright Thief]] (1WU, creature, on enter reveals opponents nonland hand cards, choose one which perpetually gains "opponent draws 1 and gains 3 life" when you cast this) ... is the only enchantment creature I found worthwhile (maybe aside from [[Overlord of the Hauntwoods]]). But it's a crazy good target for Estrid! Not only does it give you intel on their hand each round for free, you can also burden their most valuable spells with an advantage for you.

For some spells, like untargeted discard, this outright renders it useless. Sure, you can cast it and make me discard a card, but before that happens, I get to draw one and gain 3 life. Similarly, red face damage can be neutralized by this.

For most other spells, the question becomes "how many stacks of Wingbright Thief can this card endure, before casting it becomes more beneficial to your opponent than to you?", which is quite an interesting game mechanic if you ask me. Both sides have to weigh options and estimate value.

Some spells remain useful regardless of how many stacks they have. When a [[Haze of Pollen]] (1G prevent all combat damage) would prevent you from dying, it's still worth casting, even if your opponent draws 10 cards and gains 30 life.

Another poweful aspect of Estrid's Invocation is the flexibility it provides. On each upkeep, you can re-spec your toolkit, choosing wether you want more creatures, more sagas, or more passive abilities this turn.

Sometimes I even use it on [[Utopia Sprawl]] (G, forest makes extra mana) to have 1 more mana this round of a missing color, or on [[Valgavoth's Lair]] (a hexproof land of any color) to have more mana next round, and to flee an expected nonland destroy.

The more I play with it (Magic Arena Historic), the more I wonder why I see it so rarely. Have you played with or against it already? What are your thoughts?

 

This post is meant to help me (and you, be welcome) vent some frustration, as well as help this community grow.

To make it interesting, try to explain at least a little bit why something bothers you.


  • Noisy pets. I hate them.

I'm talking about the cackling goblin, the obnoxious horses, the dumb dogs, the intrusive mice and whatever repeatedly makes any sound.

I mean, it's a fun addition at first, but it gets old quickly. And whenever Someone gets some damage, or something else of minor importance happens, it gets commented by not more than 3 (?) sound reactions. I think I heard all of them a few thousand times by now. It's just annoying.

Sadly, the only way to mute them for good is to mute all opponent's text and image emotes, basically shutting off communication. Which has it's own merit, but it's a different thing. Why combine both in one control?

So sometimes I cruise on everything off to have more peace of mind. When I feel more open, I enable reactions again, but manually mute every opponent who has a pet which cannot behave. Sorry bros. If you want to be heard, make this useless thing shut up.


  • Decks which require you to react on dozens of triggers per round. Like 0-cost artifact spam, lifegain frenzy, foodcat sacrificers.

It's just so tedious. And some people seem to do it just for the fun of it, without any impact on the game.

Like when the Scurry Oak starts growing, I have a Ritual of Soot in Hand, but still want to use my remaining mana in their end step. I may have to click through hundreds of triggers just to wipe it all away whenever they feel they spammed enough.


  • One trick shows.

Talking about Dualcaster Mage, Minion of the Mighty, some decks around Colossal Hammer. I mean, it's nice you can make these decks which can kill you on round 2 or so (but fall apart instantly when they don't), just in principle. But in common play, it's just a boring waste of time. I know these decks exist, cool. I'm pretty sure you just copied it from someone else or the internet, wow. Okay, you won and the only thing good about it is that I don't have to shuffle physical cards afterwards. Now get lost.


  • Fast decks in general.

I'm aware they are necessary to keep the lategame horrors in check, but meh. Why do I put 60 cards together if I only get to see 10, and to play 2?

To me, it smells like bad game design that some strategies revolve around making your opponent unable to play (also looking at discard, counter and other locks). Again, in principle it is amazing that MTG has this flexibility and variety. But does it make for interesting and fun matches for both sides? I much prefer games which have some back and forth, not one steamrolling the other.


  • Uncreative decks.

Such wow, 4 copies of each elf/goblin/whatever, which everyone else plays too. Generic UR wizards, or Boros cats with Goblin Bombardment. Seen them a hundred times, mostly losing to them. I guess there's the crux; they are so strong you can hardly play anything else. Which ironically makes the aforementioned flexibility and variety of this originally amazing game self defeating, resulting in stale repetition.


  • Overpowered / too cheap cards

Did the reanimators really need an upgrade in the form of a 2-mana Persist? Or lifegain the Ocelot Pride? Both were already strong and popular before these were added. I also consider Sheoldred's Edict one such culprit. Just a few years ago, I (and many others) were playing Fleshbag Marauder, a creature which has "on enter: each player sacrifices a creature" or something. Now it's a 2-mana instant with more flexibility and precision. I think it just leads to a race to the bottom, where games are decided by whoever drew their winning solution first (we give you 3 turns to make that happen). Again, I very much like that something like this is possible, but it should not be so common that it displaces other strategies, which could make for more interesting and more fun games, for both sides.


This got longer than I anticipated. Feel free to add your own thoughts independent from mine, or cheese to my whine.

 

A shower thought which applies not specifically to MTG, as it would obviously be a different game.

What problem does this idea try to solve?

Balancing. It is hard to balance every card during design phase (or even impossible, as can be shown), which results in some overpowered cards which make the game less fair.

How?

Supply and demand. A card which is played often (by many players, in many games) has it's mana cost increased slightly. A card which is played rarely becomes cheaper.

Implications

This is probably not feasible with most mana costs sitting in the 1-digit-range. We can't make a 2-cost card "slightly" cheaper. So we would either need a mana system which works with decimals (e.g. 3.1415 CMC), or raise the integer system to a higher plateau (e.g. 314 CMC)

It's also only contemplable in digital versions, where a server can monitor every card drop, and adjust costs accordingly.

A big drawback is that your deck's costs can change over night (or even between consecutive games), forcing players to edit their decks more frequently. A partial solution could be a notification system, and/or scheduling the recalculations to a slower frequency, like once per week or once per month.

A big advantage is that we now have an impartial Big Brother watching the balancing. Humans can err, crowds and echo chambers even more so. When people complain about an imbalanced card, is their cause justified or is it just a small but loud minority? Monitoring the cold hard data seems like a better way, and automated problem solving likewise.

What are your thoughts on this idea? Do you know another TCG which applies something similar?

 

The deck (60 cards, Historic) is based around the 'perpetually' keyword. It also involves [[Rusko, Clockmaker]], because I simply love that guy.

Here's an overview of the most important general cards:

  • [[Three Steps Ahead]] as a counterspell and to make copies of creatures or [[Midnight Clock]].
  • [[Test of Talents]] to thin the forest.
  • [[Saw It Coming]] because it stays when [[Midnight Clock]] cycles.
  • [[Sheoldred's Assimilator]] to recast own spells, to exile or steal cards.
  • [[Sheoldred's Edict]], because it's too good.
  • [[Tear Asunder]], same reason.
  • [[Ritual of Soot]], because why do so many people play with soot? :(
  • [[The End]] is there still forest?
  • [[Casualties of War]] to reduce biodiversity.
  • [[Druid Class]] for life and ramp. Also a sweet target to make copies.
  • [[Glarb, Calamity's Augur]] ramp and "draw", plus emergency deathtouch blocker.
  • [[Primeval Titan]] for ramp, also helps fetch enhanced lands from [[Vigorous Farming]] which were shuffled.
  • [[Doppelgang]] because we need a sink for our 50 mana.

And here are the perpetual stars:

  • [[Antique Collector]] as a cheap drop for round 2, or to enhance creatures. Note, casting it twice does nothing extra.
  • [[Absorb Energy]], another counterspell. Though I feel this is one of the weakest here.
  • [[Smogbelcher Chariot]] because giving creatures lifelink, deathtouch and menace perpetually is pretty sweet! Love to use it on [[Hall of Giants]] or [[Primeval Titan]].
  • [[Vigorous Farming]] this is a tough one. It needs some time, but boy can the rewards pile up! Today I had a single land producing 12 mana. Also a nice clone target.
  • [[Nashi, Illusion Gadgeteer]] you need to have a nice creature or sorcery in grave, then Nashi conjures a copy to your hand and gives that copy flash! When using Doppelgang on Nashi, you can conjure a copy of DG back to your hand, lol.
  • [[Blooming Cactusfolk]] we do have plenty of mana, now we need cheaper spells. It's nice to copy the cactus, and to have spells with X cost.
  • [[Discover the Formula]] for the lulz.

The idea is to play defensively, build up manabase and reduce cost on spells, enhance spells with flash and creatures with extra abilities. Worst enemy is having things exiled. [[Farewell]] or [[Ugin, Spirit Dragon]] are the absolute worst to encounter.

I think the synergy between Rusko and 'perpetually' is pretty nice. Enhance stuff, drop it in grave, draw it again to enhance it further.

It's a bit sad players have only 20 health. This setup starts to shine when the game is already over.

I was happy to find a working deck (currently around 85% ladder) which uses Glarb and Nashi. Haven't seen them played by anyone else yet. Same for [[Vigorous Farming]] and [[Blooming Cactusfolk]], underrated cards imo.

So, what are your thoughts? Have you played something similar? Have we met online? What would you change?

 

What they actually mean is rather "these two things are very dissimilar", or "these two things are unequal".

I guess in most situations "cannot be compared" could be replaced by "cannot be equated", with less lingual inaccuracy and still the same message conveyed.

To come to the conclusion that two things are very dissimilar, very unequal, one necessarily has to compare them. So it's rather odd to come up with "cannot be compared" after just literally comparing them.

For example, bikes and cars. We compare them by looking at each's details, and finding any dissimilarities. They have a different amount of wheels. Different propulsion methods. Different price, and so on.

When this list becomes very long, or some details have a major meaning which should not be equated, people say they cannot be compared.

An example with a major meaning difference: Some people say factory farming of animals and the Holocaust are very similar, or something alike. Others disagree, presumably because they feel wether it's humans or animals being treated, the motives or whatnot make a difference big enough that the two should not be ~~compared~~ equated.

Can you follow my thoughts? Are 'dissimilar' or 'unequal' better terms? I'd be especially interested in arguments in favor of 'compared'.

 

Kam unerwartet krass. Mach mal was!

https://piped.video/watch?v=i9Xlle9vogo

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15519217

Mit der Petition wird keine Kürzung von Finanzmitteln für den Nahverkehr gefordert. Im Zuge der Haushaltskrise nach dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom November 2023 wird nach schnellen Wegen gesucht, die Haushaltslücke zu stopfen. Es soll gespart werden. Dabei steht auch im Raum, die Mittel, die der Bund den Ländern jedes Jahr zur Verfügung stellt - die sogenannten Regionalisierungsmittel - zu kürzen.

Begründung

Die Bundesregierung hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, aus Klimaschutzgründen die Fahrgastzahlen im öffentlichen Nahverkehr bis 2030 zu verdoppeln. Die drohenden Kürzungen der Regionalisierungsmittel würden jedoch bedeuten, dass Züge gestrichen werden oder gar Strecken stillgelegt werden müssten. Fahrgäste würden von der Schiene aufs Auto umsteigen, was höheren CO2-Ausstoß bedeutet und das Klima geschädigt würde. Gerade im Verkehrsbereich droht eine Verfehlung der Klimaziele. Wir brauchen aber mehr statt weniger Klimaschutz und haben nur den einen Planeten zum bewohnen.

Sinnvoller wäre es doch, klimafeindliche Subventionen wie das Dienstwagenprivileg zu kürzen, das den Staat 3,5-5.5, Mrd. Euro pro Jahr kostet. Hier ist ein viel größeres Sparpotential vorhanden - und das Klima könnte geschützt werden.

 

https://piped.video/watch?v=R9UezxjGnYY

Länge: 5:27

"Im Namen der 50 Millionen Toten und der künftigen Generationen in das abstoßende Gesicht der 10 Millionen Nazis zu schlagen"

Aus aktuellem Anlass. Video ist auch erst vier Tage alt.

 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/8059485

In Luxemburg und Südbelgien bieten die Medien Extremist:innen kein Forum – und konnten einen Rechtsruck damit bislang verhindern. Ganz anders in Deutschland. Plädoyer für ein Umdenken.

Chassepierre ist ein kleiner Ort in der belgischen Region Wallonien, an der Grenze zu Frankreich. Die Champagne ist nur fünf Minuten entfernt. Man kennt sich – spricht französisch, macht zusammen Sport, geht vielleicht zur gleichen Bäckerei. Auf den ersten Blick trennt die Menschen wenig. Doch: Die Einen stimmen für eine rechtsextreme, die Anderen für eine sozialdemokratische Partei. Warum? Wegen der Medienberichterstattung, sagt die Politologin Léonie de Jonge. Dazu später mehr.

[...]

Während sich das Publikum in True-Crime-Manier aus sicherer Distanz gruselt, empören sich Teile der Medienwelt – kurz zumindest. Wird die Partei durch solche Auftritte aufgewertet, verharmlost und normalisiert? Oder ist es gerade mutig, sich der Bedrohung zu stellen, statt sie zu stigmatisieren und ignorieren? Kritik wird totgeschlagen mit immer gleichen Argumenten wie „Wir müssen die Vielfalt und politische Chancengleichheit wahren“ (Öffentlich-Rechtliche) und „Wir müssen ja mit allen reden“ (Stern). Müssen wir? Nur weil eine Partei demokratisch gewählt ist, heißt das nicht, dass sie demokratische Inhalte vertritt. „Nein, so sollten wir Medien nicht mit der AfD umgehen“, kritisierte etwa die Spiegel-Redakteurin Ann-Katrin Müller besagtes Stern-Interview. „Sie ist keine normale Partei, sondern eine, die in großen Teilen rechtsextrem ist. Sie will die Demokratie maßgeblich verändern, da haben nicht nur Parteien und Zivilgesellschaft eine Verantwortung, sondern auch wir Medien.“

Social Media mitdenken

Diese Verantwortung schlägt sich nieder in Form und Wirkung. Form, weil Redaktionen frei entscheiden können, mit wem sie ein Gespräch führen und wie sie dieses anschließend für die Öffentlichkeit aufbereiten, und Wirkung, weil Massenmedien in Wechselwirkung stehen mit anderen Kanälen. Ein Interview, das clever aufgebaut ist und so die menschenfeindlichen Ideologien der Funktionär:innen, die inhaltliche Inkompetenz der Partei oder Lügen (Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit) entblößt, ist dann nicht mehr viel Wert, wenn keine:r weiß, ob – und vor allem wie – diese Formate AfD-Sympathisant:innen erreichen.

Auf Social Media schrumpfen die Diskussionen auf eine Schlagzeile zusammen. Was bei den Menschen hängen bleibt: AfD-Klimaleugner darf mit Klimaforscher diskutieren, wie etwa bei Markus Lanz im Mai 2023, als Steffen Kotré auf Mojib Latif traf. Das ist eine Form von Legitimierung, die nur Massenmedien als traditionelle Schleusenwärter von relevanten Informationen leisten können. Die Sozialpsychologin Pia Lamberty erinnerte Anfang August 2023 im Medienpodcast Quoted daran: Menschen lesen oder schauen Beiträge nicht mehr von Anfang bis Ende. „Wir sehen Headlines und Teaser auf Social Media und glauben, informierter zu sein als vorher.“ Und: „Was wir immer wieder hören, glauben wir irgendwann.“ Selbst wenn es faktisch oder moralisch falsch ist.

Redaktionen befeuern diesen Mechanismus mit „False Balance“, wenn sie etwa den Konsens von 99 Prozent der Virolog:innen oder Klimaforscher:innen wiederholt der 1-Prozent-Meinung gegenüberstellen oder rechtsextreme Ansichten von Minderheiten zu Wort kommen lassen. Sichtbarkeit normalisiert. Journalist:innen überschätzen sich maßlos, wenn sie glauben, die „False Balance“ im Gespräch ausbalancieren zu können. Reicht Common Sense nicht, hilft vielleicht ein Blick ins Landesmediengesetz: Rundfunkprogramme haben nicht nur die Meinungsvielfalt, sondern die Würde des Menschen und die demokratische Grundordnung zu achten.

[...]

Angefangen hat die Diskursverschiebung laut Populismus-Forscherin Paula Diehl 2010 mit Thilo Sarrazins Buch Deutschland schafft sich ab. 2018 trug Alice Weidel seinen Begriff „Kopftuchmädchen“ ins Herz unserer Demokratie, ins Parlament. Und im Oktober 2023 bezog sich CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz im ZDF auf Sarrazin, als es um die Gefahren des politischen Islams ging. Im gleichen Monat zeigte der Spiegel einen grimmigen Olaf Scholz auf seinem Cover mit dem Zitat: „Wir müssen endlich in großem Stil abschieben.“ AfD-Rhetorik ist auch in Medienberichten präsent, in denen es nicht um sie geht. Etwa wurden populistische Begriffe wie „Flüchtlingsstrom“, „Überfremdung“ und „Altparteien“ 2015/16 zuerst zitiert, doch irgendwann ohne Anführungszeichen übernommen. Alles beabsichtigt. Der damalige AfD-Parteivorsitzende Alexander Gauland sagte 2018 in einem FAZ-Interview, dass AfDler:innen „in der Tat versuchen, die Grenzen des Sagbaren auszuweiten“.

Ein Blick ins Ausland zeigt: Es geht auch anders. Medienschaffende können sich durchaus als Hüter:innen dieser Grenzen verstehen – und den Rechtsruck damit verhindern. Untersucht hat das die Politikwissenschaftlerin Léonie de Jonge in ihrem 2021 veröffentlichten Buch The Success and Failure of Right-Wing Populist Parties in the Benelux Countries. Dass es Rechtspopulist:innen bislang nicht in die Parlamente Walloniens und Luxemburgs geschafft haben, in Flandern dagegen zweitstärkste und in den Niederlanden stärkste Kraft sind, liegt de Jonge zufolge nicht etwa daran, dass die Menschen dort finanziell abgesicherter, gebildeter oder weniger rassistisch wären.

Tatsächlich war die Arbeitslosenrate 2020 in Wallonien doppelt so hoch wie in Flandern; die Einstellungen gegenüber Immigrant:innen unterscheiden sich kaum, so auch das Vertrauen in die Demokratie und politische Institutionen. Der Erfolg radikal rechter Parteien liegt, nach de Jonges Analyse, hauptsächlich daran, wie offen die Gatekeeper einer Demokratie mit ihnen umgehen. Demnach tragen die Medien und etablierten Parteien in Frankreich eine erhebliche Mitschuld am Aufstieg des Front National und in den Niederlanden an Wilders’ PVV.

Zusammen gegen Rechtsaußen

In Wallonien dagegen haben schon in den 1990er-Jahren alle Rundfunkanstalten einen Pakt geschlossen, den „cordon sanitaire médiatique“: Menschen, die rassistischen, demokratiefeindlichen Gruppen nahestehen, bekommen keine Plattform; Einladungen zu Live-Interviews und Talkshows sind tabu. Nach rechtlichen Streitigkeiten urteilte der Belgische Staatsrat 1999: Der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk habe das Recht, undemokratischen Parteien den Zugang zu verwehren. Auch kommerzielle Sender und die meisten Printmedien in Wallonien halten die Prinzipien hoch. Das heißt nicht, dass wallonische Journalist:innen nie mit Rechtsextremen reden. Es heißt, dass sie nur dann zitiert werden, wenn die Zitate kontextualisiert werden und antidemokratische Inhalte als solche einordbar sind. Reden von rechtsradikalen Politiker:innen etwa werden nicht direkt übertragen, sondern von Reporter:innen zusammengefasst. In der Luxemburger Presse besteht zwar keine formelle Absprache, wohl aber ein informeller Konsens gegen das Abbilden rassistischer und übertrieben nationalistischer Stimmen.

[...]

Die Stoßrichtung der Berichterstattung muss sich ändern. Erstens: Mehr inhaltliche Schärfe. Was bedeuten die Vorhaben der AfD konkret für den Alltag ihrer Wähler:innen? Denn diese wären die Hauptleidtragenden des Parteiprogramms, wie zuletzt eine Studie des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung vom August 2023 zeigte. Obwohl die AfD eine äußerst neoliberale Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik verfolgt – etwa Bürgergeld und Mindestlohn kürzen will –, wählen sie überdurchschnittlich viele Arbeiter:innen und Arbeitslose.

Zweitens: Mehr rote Linien und wallonische Weitsicht. Antidemokrat:innen haben kein Recht auf Sendezeit. Da tut sich was. 2022 tauchten AfDler:innen nur zweimal in fünf verschiedenen Talkshows auf, zeigt eine Erhebung des Branchendienstes Meedia. 2018/19 dagegen nahm Alexander Gauland selbst dann noch im ZDF-Sommerinterview und verschiedenen Talkrunden Platz, nachdem er „Hitler und die Nazis“ als „Vogelschiss“ in der Geschichte Deutschlands bezeichnet hatte. Nur eine Redaktion, hart aber fair, erteilte ihm Hausverbot. Die Begründung: „Wer die Verbrechen des Nationalsozialismus relativiert, kann kein Gast bei uns sein.“

Am Ende besteht eine Demokratie eben nicht nur aus politischen Vertreter:innen und Meinungen, sondern aus Werten und Menschenrechten, auf die wir uns als Gesellschaft geeinigt haben. Das, sagten viele US-Journalist:innen nach Donald Trumps Wahlsieg, hätten sie viel zu spät realisiert.

 

Piped: https://piped.video/watch?v=zMxHU34IgyY

On October 7, 2023, Hamas initiated an offensive against Israel in a manner unseen for a half century. This video goes deep into the broader source of the conflict. Unlike traditional explanations, it highlights bargaining frictions as a key cause. It is not sufficient to simply point to the substantive issues in dispute between Hamas and Israel. As long as war is costly, both sides should prefer avoiding a war in principle. Thus, we must explain the conflict using bargaining frictions: first strike advantages, long-term shifts in the balance of power, uncertainty over the outcome of war, or leader biases.

Hope you like some lines on maps, because there is going to be a heavy dose of them today!

  • 0:00 Hamas and Israel at War
  • 2:25 The Substantive Conflict
  • 5:53 War's Inefficiency Puzzle
  • 10:37 First Strike Advantages and Preemptive War
  • 13:04 Power Shifts, Preventive War, and Saudi Arabia
  • 16:13 Information Problems and Turbulent Israeli Politics
  • 17:36 Leader Benefits and Violence as Advertisement
  • 19:02 Which One Caused the War?
  • 20:40 Can You Get KFC in Gaza?
 

Alternativ: https://piped.video/watch?v=KZNvClrM6Rw

Ich gehe hier aus verschiedenen Perspektiven durch, was zu berücksichtigen ist, wenn man die Auswirkung von Heizen mit Holz bzw. Holz als Brennstoff aufs Klima bewerten will.

Das Video packt in die knapp 10 Minuten vier Detailstufen, bei denen die Schlussfolgerung mal "klimaneutral" lautet, mal "nicht":

  • Stufe 1: Klimaneutral, weil nur CO~2~ freigesetzt wird, was vorher aufgenommen wurde.
  • Stufe 2: Klimaschädlich, weil wachsen viel länger dauert als verbrennen
  • Stufe 3: Kann klimaneutral sein, wenn viele Bedingungen beachtet werden
  • Stufe 4: Klimaschädlich, weil Wald statt nur neutral eigentlich eine Senke sein könnte
 

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Based on documents and "pocket litter" recovered from HAMAS casualties, it appears that Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was well in planning for over a year and had the assistance of Iran.

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