The inability to distinguish individual free speech from for-profit journalism is exactly part of this problem.

They didn't pick a wrong photo of anything, they picked a real photo and wrote a false caption for it. The story is fine. But pictures are used because they come across as evidence. False evidence is lying. Is it not? Is lying in journalism okay?

Wait... Wait. How is your link evidence of the same thing?

So... What provoked the Conquista?

The gist of libel is false statements which damage one’s reputation. If you can be damaged by being the subject of such statements, surely you can be damaged by having them presented to you as journalism and having them inform your view of the subject as facts. Taking them down is hiding the crime. Issuing an equally…

My problem is with the practice, not who engaged in it. It it makes Gawker burn, then let them burn too. Let's get rid of this.

You're wrong, the Conquista was totally provoked. Thanks for clarifying.

Is there any law under which the public can sue the publication for this? I'm assuming libel doesn't work that way, but is there nothing? I would be a great day for journalism to see fines for something like this.

Eh. I mean, we deserve heaping piles of shit for the Kardashians and all that, but surely you recognize that “celeb” culture and aspiring-celeb culture comes from carpetbagging shitheads from all over the country coming here to exploit machinery that us locals are not only not privy to but mostly crushed under the…

I’m not mad at you, man. I actually feel kind of bad for you. I’m just not reading because it’s socially retarded behavior and I don’t feel like being generous and giving it attention it doesn’t deserve. I’m not trying to say I’m better than you or more important than you or a “somebody.” I’m just not going to read…

I’m not reading this on social contract principles alone. People were talking about something. You made a comment about it. I responded to the comment you made as it pertained to the actual discussion being had. That was not an invitation for you to completely change the subject to your favorite topic and soapbox on…

Re: The kilt one. I mean, you make a comment to someone about the condition of their privates — especially a drunk person — because you think you’re being cute, and then they show you their privates. I don’t think that’s that weird. Shouldn’t have put it on the counter, but otherwise yeah. I mean, escalation is one of…

I thought I remember reading that horned helmets didn’t even actually exist as such, and the idea was an archaeological mistake that resulted from finding ceremonial caps and ceremonial horns buried together and assuming that they must have originally been parts of one item when in reality they were not.

A sign about being able to physically assault inconsiderate people?

You’re right, that first situation definitely would have been improved by someone pulling a gun. I know that I’d rather be concerned about sustaining a lethal wound or watching someone murdered on my way to work than just being annoyed.

Then like I said, mind your own business. Your opinions on what we should be doing are not interesting or relevant. You not coming is not a loss for us. We can keep going in this circle all day, man.

Well, I’ll talk to your family then I guess. Enjoy your visits, and our infrastructure.

Well hey, then you know what we’re going through. Anyway, we’ll decide what to do with what we get to keep of our own economy.

I didn’t ask why. I said you’re welcome. Literally don’t care why you need it or what you do with it. Spend it in good health. Now we’ll decide what to do with the rest of our money. Kindly mind your own shitty state business.

It’s not a sum total question, it’s a per capita question. We pay more than we get back. Lots of states get more than they pay. That has nothing to do with population numbers, it has to do with productivity and fiscal management. You were so upset about immigrants getting handouts a minute ago, now suddenly you’re…