In 2017, it was observed that Trump had ticked all but two boxes. Now that he’s bent on controlling the media, it seems there’s just 1 remaining. But there is still free media, so perhaps it’s more like 1.5.
Some have commented that the elections are already fraudulent, but I remain skeptical of this. I’ll admit that gerrymandering is a problem, but gerrymandering has always been a problem so it’s not a bright-line for me. Still, I can’t shake the idea that the main reason there hasn’t been a fraudulent election under the 47th presidency so far is that there hasn’t been an election at all yet.
Either way, you don’t need every box checked to be alarmed.
Free media? Wtf? Larry Ellison’s money just bought Paramount, Fox is owned by another billionaire. Colbert gets fired after strong arming by the president. I could go on, but a free media doesn’t mean a media owned solely by billionaires in league with the administration.
As an outsider looking in at American media it’s been horrifying for decades at the deluded propaganda rammed down the population’s throat, and freely accepted.
In 2017, it was observed that Trump had ticked all but two boxes. Now that he’s bent on controlling the media, it seems there’s just 1 remaining. But there is still free media, so perhaps it’s more like 1.5.
Some have commented that the elections are already fraudulent, but I remain skeptical of this. I’ll admit that gerrymandering is a problem, but gerrymandering has always been a problem so it’s not a bright-line for me. Still, I can’t shake the idea that the main reason there hasn’t been a fraudulent election under the 47th presidency so far is that there hasn’t been an election at all yet.
Either way, you don’t need every box checked to be alarmed.
Free media? Wtf? Larry Ellison’s money just bought Paramount, Fox is owned by another billionaire. Colbert gets fired after strong arming by the president. I could go on, but a free media doesn’t mean a media owned solely by billionaires in league with the administration.
As an outsider looking in at American media it’s been horrifying for decades at the deluded propaganda rammed down the population’s throat, and freely accepted.