6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America

Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by dtech on Sunday July 02, 2017 @11:54AM (#14683039)

You're literally contradicting yourself. Something cannot be both liberal and fascist (a philosophy characterized by authoritarianism and limited individual freedom)

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by KGIII on Sunday July 02, 2017 @12:30PM (#14683155)

There are four points on the political compass. I'm not sure that I'd agree with their use of the word 'fascist,' however.

Left - liberal. Right - conservative. Up - authoritarian. Down - libertarian.

One can be in the upper left quadrant.

I make no claims that they are and offer no opinion concerning NPR/PBS.

Meh, it is eating my formatting.

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by pjc50 on Sunday July 02, 2017 @12:56PM (#14683254)

"Left" and "Liberal" are not at all the same thing.

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by weirdstuff on Sunday July 02, 2017 @01:52PM (#14683535)

Wait, what's the contradiction? You can definitely have liberal fascism. Italy under Mussolini is considered by many scholars as a liberal, fascist regime. There's lots of scholarly work on the subject.

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by TheCoelacanth on Sunday July 02, 2017 @09:04PM (#14685230)

What scholarly works are you referring to? I can only find one book and it is misusing "liberal" as a synonym for "left-wing". Left-wing authoritarianism is not inherently contradictory, but liberal authoritarianism is.

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