Stephen Colbert says CBS forbid interview of Democrat because of FCC threat

Re:Stephen Colbert says CBS forbid interview of Democrat bec... by SpEd3Y on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @11:33AM (#47062823)

Not saying this is the case, but I heard an argument made about this on the other side. Saying the ICE situation is manufactured by the Democratic party by not playing ball like they did in the Obama times. Instead they encourage protests and and "wait or provoke a violent outburst" that's "often triggered by carefully planned repetitive" tactics like blocking ICE vehicles "then be ready to film when" an inevitable violent act happens then "make a enraging video out of it and show only that in prime time to families dining".

Again, not saying that's the case, I'm not from the US so I don't much care, but it's funny to me that both side accuse each other of the same strategy.

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Re:Stephen Colbert says CBS forbid interview of Democrat bec... by squarefoot on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @01:40PM (#47064528)

I'm not from the US as well but that's true: those tactics are used on both sides, although they may be more visible where protesting happens more often, which is the case today with the Trump administration. It's part of the way governments attempt to reduce support to protesters by painting them as all violent.

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