I always find it funny how hung up the media class has been on Keshoggi. Its a fairly intense bit of class solidarity I suppose. Like in terms of pointless and evil acts of the Saudi Arabia state it doesn't even rank but its seemingly the only thing journalists remember

[–] TimLovesTech@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Probably because in a free from authoritarian government the free press is supposed to be the ultimate checks and balances on personal liberty. When you can't even write something negative about a leader without being dismembered in a hotel and disposed of in duffle bags like trash, that should be ringing alarms for anyone that isn't licking boots.

[–] hessianerd@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Wasn't he investigating payments from MBS to Jared Kushner?

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