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nycbos

(6,034 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:05 PM Jun 2020

Zuckerberg Announces Virtual Roundtable With American Hate Groups To Better Understand How They Work

MENLO PARK, CA—Emphasizing that he intended to learn from his mistakes and listen more to others, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that he would hold a virtual roundtable with American hate groups around the country to better understand how they work. “It’s important to stay educated about the issues during this difficult time, which is why I’ve invited several prominent leaders from the Aryan Brotherhood, the KKK, and the American Nazi Party to join me and educate me about the challenges they face every day, and what we at Facebook can do to help,” said Zuckerberg before apologizing for failing to invite any Grand Wizards, White Knights, or Skinheads to a discussion like in the past. “Hopefully, by having an open and honest dialogue with you, I—as a white man—can finally begin to understand the struggles they have faced in this hateful society for generations and elevate aryan voices. While I still certainly have a lot to learn, hopefully by opening up my heart to these hate-fuelled, unhinged rants, I can finally help these communities heal.” At press time, Zuckerberg posted a list of helpful resources he’d used to educate himself, designating Identity Evropa and Stormfront as “required listening.”

https://www.theonion.com/mark-zuckerberg-announces-virtual-roundtable-with-ameri-1843904630?utm_campaign=The+Onion&utm_content=1591284841&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3YAnpUMm93wICXupw-85tuaqwcljPpHvC0amvjy88FGZ2RfDaiuOBiycY

The Onion does it again.

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Zuckerberg Announces Virtual Roundtable With American Hate Groups To Better Understand How They Work (Original Post) nycbos Jun 2020 OP
Put up a disclaimer... Caliman73 Jun 2020 #1
Agree. A disclaimer is needed now that satire is our new reality. nt pazzyanne Jun 2020 #20
yep - very believable rurallib Jun 2020 #22
Good satire should be believable Buckeyeblue Jun 2020 #24
When I saw the OP title , I though it was perfectly plausible that he would do this so took octoberlib Jun 2020 #2
You're not the only one. bullwinkle428 Jun 2020 #9
Me too. fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #10
Yep. Grokenstein Jun 2020 #13
+1,000 This!! diva77 Jun 2020 #17
Ditto. nt Susan Calvin Jun 2020 #18
Damn, Onion. I'm no longer able to differentiate satire from reality. hlthe2b Jun 2020 #3
Onion Does The Best Damn Journalism In The Country, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #4
Substitute Tom Cotton, the New York Times, and Fascism ibegurpard Jun 2020 #5
I thought this story was for real. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #6
May I suggest Disaffected Jun 2020 #7
Apparently Someone is feeling lonely and is fishing for clicks Fullduplexxx Jun 2020 #8
Getting harder and harder to recognize satire any more...nt Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #11
I assumed NOT satire. JDC Jun 2020 #12
Honest to Spaghetti-Monster: GopherGal Jun 2020 #23
I thought it was gonna be he meets with GOP, Fox, Steven Miller and InfoWars. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #14
Oh, man, my blood pressure went up into WTF land until I saw it was the Onion. PatrickforO Jun 2020 #15
He could just read the back of his membership card... NotHardly Jun 2020 #16
Oh, you! My eyes were big as saucers before it dawned on me to check the link!!!❤ Karadeniz Jun 2020 #19
You actually had me going.... paleotn Jun 2020 #21

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
24. Good satire should be believable
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 08:47 AM
Jun 2020

The fact that Trump is also his own satirist turns irony into one of those nasty knots you'd have to hand off to your mom to untangle.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
2. When I saw the OP title , I though it was perfectly plausible that he would do this so took
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:07 PM
Jun 2020

it seriously.

The Magistrate

(95,244 posts)
4. Onion Does The Best Damn Journalism In The Country, Sir
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:08 PM
Jun 2020

I was hoping this was a satirical headline, but would not have been surprised to find it was not.

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
5. Substitute Tom Cotton, the New York Times, and Fascism
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:13 PM
Jun 2020

In a few spots and this would be reality and not The Onion.

Disaffected

(4,554 posts)
7. May I suggest
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:23 PM
Jun 2020

the placement of an icon or something else in the heading to indicate it is a satirical piece?

I am finding it more and more annoying to discover such stuff is satire when the heading sounds perfectly plausible.

GopherGal

(2,008 posts)
23. Honest to Spaghetti-Monster:
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 08:35 AM
Jun 2020

I only knew it was satire because Zuckerberg wouldn't "announce" his collaboration with the scumbags. If it was "Zuckerberg has secret discussions with..." I would have had to look for the source..

paleotn

(17,911 posts)
21. You actually had me going....
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 06:03 PM
Jun 2020

Mark "I wish I was a real boy!" Zuckerberg is that tone deaf. Must be the wooden head.

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