Re:Zuckerberg Faces Anger Over Facebook Executive’s Kavanaug...
by scrollaway on Friday October 05, 2018 @11:36AM
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Fox isn't just "any" media, it's state media. Your president watches it religiously and they have an immense influence over what he says.
He has chosen to go to war with the press. To shut out reporters from the press corps. To viciously and regularly attack various media.
You are slowly approaching a Russian-like regime where, if an outlet is not to the president's liking, it gets shut out entirely. It's blatant, and most republicans refuse to acknowledge it (all the while claiming they're pro free speech etc).
Will you personally also be OK with that when it happens, since "well at least the democrats won't be in control anymore"?
I'm scared for your country. Seeing the effect of propaganda after-the-fact in countries like Russia, North Korea, China, and many other dictatorships... it's one thing. Seeing it happen live, that's just out of this world for me.
He has chosen to go to war with the press. To shut out reporters from the press corps. To viciously and regularly attack various media.
You are slowly approaching a Russian-like regime where, if an outlet is not to the president's liking, it gets shut out entirely. It's blatant, and most republicans refuse to acknowledge it (all the while claiming they're pro free speech etc).
Will you personally also be OK with that when it happens, since "well at least the democrats won't be in control anymore"?
I'm scared for your country. Seeing the effect of propaganda after-the-fact in countries like Russia, North Korea, China, and many other dictatorships... it's one thing. Seeing it happen live, that's just out of this world for me.