UK regime arrests a journalist at Heathrow Airport under the Terrorism Act, Sec 12 because of his reporting. (media.mas.to)

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[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago

Freedom and democracy in the West. Gaza has dropped a lot of masks.

[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago

Love Richards coverage. I'm glad he's not rattled.

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

This is unrelated, but this is the first time I've seen a moving thumbnail in Lemmy and it's pretty cool.

[-] coolusername@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

not surprising. NATO countries are extremely oppressive and authoritarian. literally all media is controlled by a few entities.

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al -1 points 2 months ago

"Regime"? Sigh.

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

What would you call it?

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Probably

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"Regime" is a derogatory method of describing a group. Wouldn't expect less from you.

[-] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago

“Regime” is a derogatory method of describing a group

Not really, I've heard it be used in a neutral context to describe not just groups, but ways of doing things.

But at least in this case, it is being used in a derogatory way to describe a country which has brought untold amounts of suffering to so many people on the planet, and continues to be a capitalist hellhole. Like, I have never met an English man who doesn't hate the UK government, and all of them would be on board with calling it a "regime" (derogatory).

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

A political regime refers to the system of governance or the established code of conduct, including societal norms and expectations, which dictate the operations and interactions between a governing body and its constituents.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I guess you aren't a native English speaker to understand the way it is used in the real world. If that's true, then my comment is unwarranted. But we both know that isn't true.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 months ago

You should let wikipedia know ASAP, sounds like their English isn't so good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

While the word régime originates as a synonym for any type of government, modern usage has given it a negative connotation, implying an authoritarian government or dictatorship.

Another attempt at bad faith misinformation. That's like your calling card. Carry on.