“As the president of the United States, you have power to change the course of history, and the responsibility to save lives right now,” the staffers wrote.

  • @slackassassin
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    107 months ago

    So they were grammatically correct with their intentionally misleading headline. Glad everyone reached a consensus.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      -127 months ago

      Because it’s grammatically correct it’s not intentionally misleading. “As” is the keyword. Run has 645 meanings. Just because people interpret a phrase differently doesn’t mean it’s wrong, or malicious.

      • @slackassassin
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        97 months ago

        Except that it is obviously both wrong and malicious.

          • @slackassassin
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            87 months ago

            It leaves out context, intentionally. If this was a fox news headline, I’d say the same thing, and you’d agree.

            • @[email protected]OP
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              The context is in the article. It could be argued that it is in the headline too, but some obviously have interpreted it differently.

              Edit: Replace “as” with “while” and maybe you’ll understand.

              • @slackassassin
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                Indeed.

                Edit: You are just being condescending and not pointing out anything meaningful.

                • @[email protected]OP
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                  I’m not trying to be condescending. I’m just incapable of explaining this in a satisfactory way. Those criticizing the headline are not pointing out anything meaningful. The information in the article correlates with the headline. Biden has the ability to endorse a ceasefire, “while” his former staffers are urging him to do so.

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                    You are incapable of explaining it because it is an incredibly common and recognizable representation of a bad faith headline.