Comment by mafuyu
6 months ago
Just out of curiosity - would you describe companies that are commonly in the spotlight as more mercenary than average?
6 months ago
Just out of curiosity - would you describe companies that are commonly in the spotlight as more mercenary than average?
Absolutely not. Some of them are far more ruthless, some of them much more principled.
I've seen you reference these actors previously. Is there a reason you won't name them? Is this an industry code of silence, or fear of retribution?
This isn't the first of these takes regarding Israel by that poster, where they present themselves as 'not supportive of Israel, just presenting a balanced perspective' (while wildly distorting reality).
Since tptacek likes to present themselves as an authority on this kind of stuff, and does indeed have a reputation here, I feel it's important to point out that this isn't the first time they've carried water for Israel like this.
Examples: Calling Israel's exploding pagers war crime "surgical" [0] - which it absolutely was not, or, saying that Hamas should've taken the ceasefire deal they were offered [1] (rightly called out in the replies).
It's absurd to try and claim that Israel is 'no better or worse' than other nations in the 'spying on journalists phones' department. Especially when you look at why.
0 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42720493
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There is a reason I won't name them --- the ones I know about, a fraction of the total market --- it's not interesting, and I'm not going to get into it.
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