Comments About Charlie Kirk Following Shooting as 'unacceptable and Insensitive'
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Comcast execs criticize MSNBC's Matthew Dowd for comments about Charlie Kirk following a shooting, sparking controversy.
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[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45225745
[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45226098
[2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N14ywRyTWVI [video][56 mins]
I think people do not like to hear anything that does not align with their team or their friend circles have convinced them of. Perhaps in the future psychologists will study this behavior.
(My own attempt also received at least one flag: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45253567)
[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DprAK933Fdg [video][20 mins][2,460,090 views]
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