• DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    “Under fire”? Man that sounds serious. What are they actually firing at him, though? Like how is he being penalized by being “under fire”? What does that mean?

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      17 hours ago

      It’s like when a corporation gets “SLAMMED” for some anti-social act, or policy. It means theyvare being criticized for it, but the accountability ends there.

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      It doesn’t mean anything. These headlines might as well read, “quell your rage, educated masses: the bad people are finally getting the negative attention they deserve, so put down your pitchforks…”

      It’s a slow drip of hope that consequences are just around the corner. It keeps uprisings at bay. Until decades later people realize, “wait a minute… how’s this guy running for President? Wasn’t he ‘under fire’ for some shit not long ago?”