Rupert Murdoch he evil
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Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder
Independent panel set up to investigate killing of Daniel Morgan ‘furious’ at home secretary’s move
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craner
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October 1999. Wendy looks so young and happy. Fresh flesh, for both of them.
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Yes, October 1999.
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In his memo to staff, Rupert Murdoch vowed to continue to be involved in the "contest of ideas".
He also criticised other media outlets as being "in cahoots" with a "rarefied class" of elites who he accused of "peddling political narratives rather than pursuing the truth".
He also criticised other media outlets as being "in cahoots" with a "rarefied class" of elites who he accused of "peddling political narratives rather than pursuing the truth".
IdleRich
IdleRich
Succession built this up too much I feel.
IdleRich
IdleRich
Oh that sounds awful, thanks for warning us Rupe.
Was the pic really taken 99? They look too young.
IdleRich
IdleRich
Things like this, and in fairness it's not just him
Is he not aware of who he is? That he is the owner of numerous news organizations that - forget left or right - have together been more responsible than anyone or anything else for dragging public debate into the gutter and for destroying trust in journalism and public figures - particularly politicians.
Is he so ignorant that he doesn't know? Surely not. Is he so completely dishonest that he can knowingly deny what he is? Again I'd guess not, I think it's some sort of weird selectively dishonest double-think that allows him to be precisely what he professes to despise without suffering from any kind of guilt.
I'm struggling to define it properly and I think to really nail down what is going on would be very hard. But at the same time I don't think that I have to work too hard because despite being a stance that ought to be impossible, I reckon you all know what I'm on about and you've seen it often enough.
I guess it's an extreme case of the same thing that allows us to go about our lives being hopefully decent caring people but somehow blanking out starving children on the other side of the world and the homeless guy right in front of us and so on. Basically to function we have to not care about almost everything and convince ourselves that we are good people and resolve that contradiction. And I guess that when companies poison a village of mps vote to starve children or whatever they don't go "aha I got my evil way" cos almost nobody thinks that they themselves are evil, even those who are.
Is he not aware of who he is? That he is the owner of numerous news organizations that - forget left or right - have together been more responsible than anyone or anything else for dragging public debate into the gutter and for destroying trust in journalism and public figures - particularly politicians.
Is he so ignorant that he doesn't know? Surely not. Is he so completely dishonest that he can knowingly deny what he is? Again I'd guess not, I think it's some sort of weird selectively dishonest double-think that allows him to be precisely what he professes to despise without suffering from any kind of guilt.
I'm struggling to define it properly and I think to really nail down what is going on would be very hard. But at the same time I don't think that I have to work too hard because despite being a stance that ought to be impossible, I reckon you all know what I'm on about and you've seen it often enough.
I guess it's an extreme case of the same thing that allows us to go about our lives being hopefully decent caring people but somehow blanking out starving children on the other side of the world and the homeless guy right in front of us and so on. Basically to function we have to not care about almost everything and convince ourselves that we are good people and resolve that contradiction. And I guess that when companies poison a village of mps vote to starve children or whatever they don't go "aha I got my evil way" cos almost nobody thinks that they themselves are evil, even those who are.
pattycakes_
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I could imagine there's a sense that many things he knows he's gotten away with for decades are slowly going to become much harder to as younger generations wise up and perhaps even rise up against, in our woke times etc. I'd guess that it's a very feeble attempt at saving face. Dunno though. Very weird and delusional behavior. Who does he think would actually buy that?
WashYourHands
Cat Malogen
90+ years old things can get a bit vague
the pimp is dead, long live the pimp
the pimp is dead, long live the pimp
IdleRich
IdleRich
I guess it's a sticking plaster style fix on the blood spraying from the gaping wound of his reputation.