Ken WhiteApr 19, 2023
Serious Trouble episode (with a re-recorded section after settlement) about Dominion dropping today. We didn’t talk about:
* No trial result would have had the judge ordering Fox to apologize on air
*No trial result would have resulted in Fox being punished for damage to democracy
*. No trial result could have ”established facts” as true or false for all purposes in America
If your expectations for the legal system are not reality-based you’re going to be consistently disappointed.
Show threadktApr 19, 2023
@Popehat so stop your bitching, roll over and let the plutocrats kill your grandma….
Show threadKen WhiteApr 19, 2023
@kthornton No. “We should have a system that can deliver more” is a rational criticism. “Dominion should not have settled, instead it should have insisted on [things the current law can’t deliver]” is silly and irrational.
Show threadktApr 19, 2023
@Popehat how did you read that comment as my not saying the same thing? we can have no faith in piecemeal “civil” (which translates to friendly and respectful,) corporate justice, and must demand criminal, uncivil and unfriendly justice in this case.
Show threadKen WhiteApr 19, 2023
@kthornton None of which is Dominion’s fault or Dominion’s job. My focus is on people acting disappointed at Dominion’s settlement.
Show threadktApr 19, 2023
@Popehat we can and should be allowed to be disappointed. If corporations are “people,” we deserve better from them than this. If corporations don’t want to be held to “people standards” then, they should call the (Gop) legislators that made them people and work to change those laws. oh, wait. These corporations want it both ways. in that case, we get to express our disappointment, loudly and over and over. just my opinion, widely shared. #dominion
Show threadKen WhiteApr 19, 2023
@kthornton So what did you want Dominion to do, and why?
Show threadktApr 19, 2023
@Popehat hold out for Fox to be forced to say on air that they lied, especially because the #Dominion corporation only makes money because of Democracy (voting machines,) and Fox’s lie harmed democracy.
Show threadFuck Elon Apr 19, 2023
@kthornton @Popehat
They could not do that. Nothing but holding a gun to Murdoch's head could have accomplished that. Jesus.
Show threadktApr 19, 2023
@FuckElon @Popehat had they gone to trial, they most certainly could have had that included in their settlement, but they took the money and ran. no self respecting democracy should use their machines again.
Show threadKeepYourWitsApr 19, 2023
@kthornton @FuckElon @Popehat And Dominion could have lost at trial, at tremendous cost to their bottom line….
Show threadktApr 19, 2023
@mwk2244 @FuckElon @Popehat but they didn’t even risk it, instead, they got a mean ass side hustle from both sidings democracy. n
Show threadKeepYourWitsApr 19, 2023
@kthornton @FuckElon @Popehat You made my point—because they were risk averse, an eminently defensible corporate position, for their financial well-being and their shareholders.
Show threadkt
@mwk2244 @FuckElon @Popehat I would say at this point it is in #dominion ‘s best interest that Fox, et al CONTINUES to lie about Dominion voting machines because then they can keep earning from BOTH sides of Democracy, those FOR it, and via #settlement from what ends up as a nuisance fees from the Folks like #fox who are anti democratic. Way to WIN, #dominion. Fiddle while we burn.
Apr 19, 2023 at 6:25pmWeb
Show threadKeepYourWitsApr 20, 2023
@kthornton @FuckElon @Popehat may be right, but clearly you never tried a civil case before a jury.
Show threadktApr 20, 2023
@mwk2244 @FuckElon @Popehat nobody does. Lol. 😂