U.S. journalist/filmmaker Brent Renaud shot dead by Russian troops in Ukraine: report

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[–]Chipit 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (14 children)

They correctly identified him as an enemy combatant.

Good shooting, boys.

[–]Zapped[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

While I think he took a big risk being there, what makes you think he was an enemy combatant?

[–]Chipit 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (7 children)

Journalists are the enemy of the people.

They are professional liars. Remember when they lied about Iraq? What are they lying about in Ukraine?

[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

All of them? What do you know of Brent Renaud?

[–]Canbot 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

He is employed by corporate media, what more do you need?

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

If you're in a profession whose major product causes harm, you're no better than anyone who works for cigarette companies. You know what you are, and what you do, and there's no excuse for staying in that job. None.

[–]Zapped[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That is a false syllogism.

[–]Chipit 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

"The battle is won when the average corporate journalist is regarded in the same way as the average tobacco executive. They have a job; they're promoting their product; their product is cancerous and deadly; they're often bright people; they're often good people; but beware of what it is they're selling you."

-- Micheal Malice, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYGhsf5G1k

[–]Zapped[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The product is information. I agree that there is a problem with rampant bias and disinformation, but I think it is wrong to label every journalist into a bad actor. Sharyl Attkisson is a good example that there are still truth-seeking journalists.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

2 possibilities:

/u/Chipit doesn't think

or/and

Chipit wants Putin to murder millions of innocent civilians

[–]Chipit 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Journalists aren't innocent. They play a large role in manufacturing consent. They cause war and suffering all over the world. They are worse than any soldier with an AK.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

None of this is correct, Chipit. Journalists are hired to report on important events. How that works in the broader context is unrelated to most journalists. Numerous innocent people, and this journalist are in the past 2 weeks murdered and their lives destroyed for no reason by Putin's military. Imagine if that happened to you.

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Journalists' brains show a lower-than-average level of executive functioning, which means they have a below-average ability to regulate their emotions, suppress biases, solve complex problems, switch between tasks, and show creative and flexible thinking.

http://www.businessinsider.com/journalists-brains-function-at-a-lower-level-than-average-2017-5

https://www.taraswart.com/mental-resilience-of-journalists

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Dude....

[–]UcDat 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

5 BUX SAYS HE WAS KILLED BY THE NEONAZI UKRAINE TA GARNER 'SYMPATHY' FACT HE DIED AS HE LIVED A TOOL OF THE STATE.

OOF THIS GETS EVEN BETTER https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/03/breaking-exclusive-new-york-times-denies-journalist-killed-ukraine-working-times-likely-us-intel-collector/

CONSIDERING HE WAS WITH THE UKRAINIANS CHANCES ARE HE WAS KILLED FOR HAVING SEEN TOO MUCH. I MEAN YOU GET THAT HE WAS ALMOST CERTAINLY AN AMERICAN SPY RIGHT?

[–]package 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Unless they specifically aimed at journalists it's really disingenuous to frame it as anything but an unfortunate casualty of war since otherwise every unit would have a journalist with them to discourage mines/bombs/missiles

[–]Airbus320 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Hope he got hundreds in his brain