Also, anyone who unironically uses the phrase "court of public opinion" is fucking inbred.
Do you mean as if it's a real court? Because the concept needs to be talked about. There is a court of public opinion. It's just not good how it's used.
Were people in the comments really cheering on the court of public opinion? I agree that's an oof.
For "court of public opinion," I guess I mean when I see it used like this:
"It doesn't matter if Kyle Rittenhouse won his case, he's guilty in the court of public opinion."
Something like that, although that's a bit more forced then how I generally see it written. You'll see it in every case on Reddit where rape charges are dropped etc.
I think it's generally a leftist thing to say because right wingers tend to latch onto evidence that wasn't given as much credence as we think it should (e.g., George Floyd's tox report) rather than presume to represent some imaginary collective opinion.
Do you mean as if it's a real court? Because the concept needs to be talked about. There is a court of public opinion. It's just not good how it's used.
Were people in the comments really cheering on the court of public opinion? I agree that's an oof.
For "court of public opinion," I guess I mean when I see it used like this:
"It doesn't matter if Kyle Rittenhouse won his case, he's guilty in the court of public opinion."
Something like that, although that's a bit more forced then how I generally see it written. You'll see it in every case on Reddit where rape charges are dropped etc.
I think it's generally a leftist thing to say because right wingers tend to latch onto evidence that wasn't given as much credence as we think it should (e.g., George Floyd's tox report) rather than presume to represent some imaginary collective opinion.
All I can say is, I hope those retards get their day in the court of public opinion, perhaps it would change their minds.
Do they really think "we said he was bad publicly, so people believed he was bad" is a good system of justice?
Burn the Witch is their entire MO. There are no innocents, only friend-enemy distinction.