There is a price to be paid, after all, for spreading lies & misinformation, exacerbating people's suffering in the name of profit.
Alex Jones had his price named on Wednesday, to the tune of $965 million in compensatory damages for his false claims about the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, which happened 10 years ago, come December.
As the verdict was being announced, the defiant Jones was on a livestream, whining, playing the victim card to an audience that doesn't know any better. While legal experts believe the victims' families won't get all the money, a very subtle message was being sent, the same message a certain bloviator in Florida will be getting soon.
They say actions have consequences. When you lie to your audience the way Jones has, there is a price to be paid. Jones' defiance nets him another set of Weasel ears, this time with the tail included.
The next step? The FCC shuts him down for good.
4 comments:
A proverb comes to mind that ol' Jonesy should heed: "Better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." In other words, don't let your mouth write a check that your butt can't cash.
Amen to that.
BTW, what happened to your Tumblr page?
Still around, just with a new URL.
twin-images.tumblr.com
Oh, cool.
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