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Re:Larry Ellison – 'citizens will be on their best behavior'... by js8 on Monday September 29, 2025 @09:40AM (#45413655)
It would certainly better support his statement that the people are on their best behavior if being monitored.

If his statement is true, then the real Larry Ellison (not publicly known one) is worse than a genocide supporter. He basically discredits himself by making that statement.

Re:Larry Ellison – 'citizens will be on their best behavior'... by JumpCrisscross on Monday September 29, 2025 @09:43AM (#45413710)
> It would certainly better support his statement that the people are on their best behavior if being monitored

It literally wouldn’t. Whether people behave better when surveilled in independently verifiable. Whether or not bees exist doesn’t revolve around the political beliefs of the person claiming they do.

Re:Larry Ellison – 'citizens will be on their best behavior'... by js8 on Monday September 29, 2025 @10:07AM (#45414017)
I found it amusing that someone would say something to the effect of "killing people is the furthest I am willing to go, but not further", as if there is any further...

Anyway, I agree it is a verifiable fact, but it also can be a personal belief. Does L.E. provide any evidence, or is he stating it authoritatively?

In any case, one big piece of evidence we have for the claim is that Israel doesn't allow any foreign journalists in Gaza, and is trying to control Tiktok, in which L.E. seems to be involved.

So by pointing that belief out, L.E. indicates he is even a worse guy, because in some cases he disagrees with such independent monitoring.

Re:Larry Ellison – 'citizens will be on their best behavior'... by JumpCrisscross on Monday September 29, 2025 @10:12AM (#45414080)
> one big piece of evidence we have for the claim is that Israel doesn't allow any foreign journalists in Gaza, and is trying to control Tiktok, in which L.E. seems to be involved

This is relevant! Consider how much more interesting the top comment would be if it called out this hypocrisy instead of the same old 'so and so is pro X and herego a bad guy'.