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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12232980

Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to John Stewart's recent commentary on Tucker Carlson.

Short Summary

  1. Late night comedians, including John Stewart, criticized Tucker Carlson for his positive review of Russia, accusing him of failing to understand the darker side of the Russian State.
  2. Chris Cuomo commented on the segment, pointing out the hypocrisy of Democrats who were upset with Stewart for criticizing Biden but cheered when he made fun of Carlson.
  3. Tucker defended himself against accusations of being a tool of the Kremlin, sharing a story about Boris Johnson demanding a million dollars for an interview.
  4. The discussion touched on the importance of public transportation as a government-run service that should be efficient and beneficial to taxpayers.
  5. Stewart was criticized for praising Moscow's subway system, with the argument that having poor public transportation is not a price of freedom but a public service that should be well-maintained and accessible to all.
  6. The conversation highlighted the need for realistic assessments of different countries' living conditions and infrastructure.
  7. Comparisons were made between the average American home size and indoor plumbing availability compared to Russia.
  8. The speaker discussed food costs and income allocation towards food purchases in Russia.
  9. The importance of historical movements leading to public infrastructure development and income equality measures like Medicare and Social Security was emphasized.
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

These two "journalists"...missed the entire fucking point.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Jon isnt listed on wiki as a journalist and to my knowledge has never called himself that.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

The Hill journalists focused entirely on the facade of Stewart's comments and didn't acknowledge or engage with his main points about the deceit and hidden oppression that Tucker's segment tried to elide over.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Please explain what was missed!

I am not sure what you are alluding to...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

The Hill segment focused only on Stewart's passing comments about US public transportation. Stewart was not commenting on the differences between US and Russian (Moscow) public transportation. Stewart was talking about how Russia is a brutal and oppressive regime and Tucker is a despicable "journalist" by knowingly lying in an attempt to make his audience believe that they need to sacrifice their freedoms.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

How about the praising Tucker Carlson? Or hand-waving away the pictures of people being arrested for simply grieving Navalny? Basically trying to downplay Jon Stewart's emphasis on the lack of political freedom that Russia's citizens actually have.

Did you even watch the video?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not sure if my English fails me or if you're saying that Russians have political freedom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Generally when one is lacking something, they do not have it.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We do not think the same way or know the same things.

I did watch the video, but I do not share the viewpoints you have on Tucker/Navalny/Stewart/Russia.

Thank you for pointing those points out!

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Are you translating via ChatGPT or something? Your English is awfully weird.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What is weird about their English? Seems fine to me..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"Thank you for pointing those points out"

And look through the history - I'm not sure what's going on there; if he's automated, or maybe an overseas content farmer. But the words are english, just not in the same order or cadence that someone would normally use.

And don't get me wrong, I've got no problems with non-english speakers, but things start getting a little suspect when non-english speakers are only posting US politics. On top of that, US politics which (in this case) are showing a clear pro-Russia bias.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago

Nah, that is just my US public school education.

I have put time into expanding my knowledge outside of school, but I admit that I must keep learning and improving.

That is a reason I also interact in forums, so that I don't get too rusty!