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Re:Russia to punish ‘fake news’ about Ukraine war with 15 ye... by ashwagary on Thursday March 03, 2022 @06:55PM (#30548739)
I agree. If we are being completely honest, the last 3 presidents attacked important information from getting out to the public in varying forms and degrees.
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Re:Russia to punish ‘fake news’ about Ukraine war with 15 ye... by dragonwriter on Thursday March 03, 2022 @06:59PM (#30548768)
> If we are being completely honest, the last 3 presidents attacked important information from getting out to the public in varying forms and degrees.

If we are being completely honest, we won't pretend the last three (whether you mean Obama, Trump, Biden or Bush, Obama, Trump) were special in that regard.

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Re:Russia to punish ‘fake news’ about Ukraine war with 15 ye... by ashwagary on Thursday March 03, 2022 @07:19PM (#30548895)
That's a fair point. Many of the 45 presidents engaged in similar behavior but recent technology improvements have made noticing it much easier.
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