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CEO of ADL Jonathan Greenblatt blames Hasan Piker for the DC Israeli Embassy Shooting, on CNN (hexbear.net)

submitted 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Greenblatt: "I'm thinking about the New York Times doing a gauzy profile a few weeks ago of this gamer, Hasan Piker, who regularly employs awful genocidal rhetoric against Jewish people and the Jewish State. Extremists should not be empowered. People who spout prejudice should not be platformed. This is a moment when we need to look ourselves in the mirror and say 'We've got to stop this because the consequences are deadly'. "

https://xcancel.com/CharlieSheenGO/status/1925566024218218496#m

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

He could sue and possibly even win but it would be a 5 year lawsuit and his opponents have infinite money. It's a substantial personal sacrifice to go after imperialist goons via the legal system.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago

He's in a good position to make that sacrifice

[–] [email protected] 26 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I can guarantee there are lawyers willing to do pro-bono work on this. The discovery alone would be worth it

[–] [email protected] 30 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

If I were a hungry, new lawyer and I needed to make a name for myself I'd want to take the case. I'd get the most libel-looking libel case ever and I get a bunch of publicity for winning. Then, because words don't mean anything anymore, ghouls will be popping off all the time. Any time some ghoul says some shit they'd have to be scared of the specter of me. Therefore people would pay me a lot of money to do libel cases because I know how to win and win bigly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

well get on it kid. go go! picard-excited

[–] [email protected] 14 points 14 hours ago

Maybe. It will be years and years of time. That's a big layout to do pro bono.