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originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: FingerMan
Good thread! CNN and MSNBC need to be investigated by the CIA/FBI as TRAITORS to America.
originally posted by: FingerMan
a reply to: dfnj2015
You are right about that. Hate does sell.
But should it sell on a News Network? That is the question I pose.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: FingerMan
Good thread! CNN and MSNBC need to be investigated by the CIA/FBI as TRAITORS to America.
What's really sad about this country is people like you actually exist. Guess what happens when you take away FREEDOM from the people responsible for CNN and MSNBC? I'm pretty sure you have no idea. Here, Bill Cooper tells you exactly what will happen when you don't let the communists wave their signs:
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: FingerMan
a reply to: dfnj2015
You are right about that. Hate does sell.
But should it sell on a News Network? That is the question I pose.
It's not news. It's entertainment. And FREEDOM of the press to anyone who owns one. You don't like it, then buy your own press. Otherwise, life is tough.
originally posted by: FingerMan
a reply to: olaru12
But this will go on. In 2 to 6 years a Democrat will likely be sworn into office. Then Fox News and BreitBart Cable News will be the culprit. At that point, you'll probably be the one to author this thread.
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: FingerMan
a reply to: olaru12
But this will go on. In 2 to 6 years a Democrat will likely be sworn into office. Then Fox News and BreitBart Cable News will be the culprit. At that point, you'll probably be the one to author this thread.
BS...I can disagree with a "news" source without wanting to control them. It's called Capitalism and free enterprise.
originally posted by: FingerMan
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: FingerMan
a reply to: dfnj2015
You are right about that. Hate does sell.
But should it sell on a News Network? That is the question I pose.
It's not news. It's entertainment. And FREEDOM of the press to anyone who owns one. You don't like it, then buy your own press. Otherwise, life is tough.
That my friend is not Capitalism. It is called Fascism.
An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.The term Fascism was first used of the totalitarian right-wing ...
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: FingerMan
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: FingerMan
a reply to: dfnj2015
You are right about that. Hate does sell.
But should it sell on a News Network? That is the question I pose.
It's not news. It's entertainment. And FREEDOM of the press to anyone who owns one. You don't like it, then buy your own press. Otherwise, life is tough.
That my friend is not Capitalism. It is called Fascism.
Fascism is what you propose. Control by govt. regulation of freedom of the press. Anti 1st eh?
So that is why freedom of the press is important. Not to protect the rights of newspapers, reporters, radio and television stations and the like but to protect the right of the people to have the information they need to make informed decisions about their government.
And regardless of how poorly the press does its job, the principle of freedom of the press cannot be abandoned because without it, we have no real protection at all. Only an electorate that is informed can make intelligent decisions.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: FingerMan
There's bias in every news organization. However, anyone with any common sense can distinguish "facts" from pure hearsay and propaganda. I spend a lot of time watching and reading news from various new sources on TV and online. My wife hates how much time I spend reading and watching the news when she would prefer me to watch Hallmark romance movies with her, lol.
However, it does amaze me how people can follow in-line with Trump and dangerously call the media an enemy of the people. CNN has been labeled "Fake News" by a president who clearly spreads enough fake and false news of his own on a daily basis. Besides that, how can anyone label back to back recorded videos proving lies and contradictions coming straight out of the horses mouth? You can't get any better proof and facts than that!
Not all news content is propaganda. Proving and backing up allegations with videos, recordings and eye-witnesses is not propaganda. Those are proven facts and they should be treated as such. The American public is free to weigh both sides of an issue based upon reports and proven "facts." Saying something just doesn't make it so. Saying something that conflicts with video proof, recordings or eyewitnesses statements is clearly political bias and propaganda to sway public opinion.
To illegitimize a free press and claiming it's all propaganda is dangerous to a democracy...
So that is why freedom of the press is important. Not to protect the rights of newspapers, reporters, radio and television stations and the like but to protect the right of the people to have the information they need to make informed decisions about their government.
And regardless of how poorly the press does its job, the principle of freedom of the press cannot be abandoned because without it, we have no real protection at all. Only an electorate that is informed can make intelligent decisions.
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How Americans interpret that information should be free from political affiliation and bias.
originally posted by: FingerMan
I have a solution. One that does not involve modifying our constitution or bill of rights. It is called REGULATION.
CNN, FOXNEWS, MSNBC, ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News should be regulated.
But how one might ask?
originally posted by: FingerMan
Screaming "Fire" in a crowded theater is a crime.
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
a reply to: dfnj2015
Are you suggesting that the net profits each news channel makes is beyond what the agendas they all sell US makes?
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: FingerMan
False, false, false.
Shouting fire in a theatre is not a crime.
The media is supplying a demand, whether they have an agenda or not. There is no sane reason to abandon free speech for the sake of quieting speech you do not want to hear.
Government regulation is always used against the people, not for them. It is only a matter of time before it is used on you. These are your fellow citizens, and they, like you, have the god-given right to pump as much propaganda as they please. It’s up to you and your fellow citizens to engage in both the free market economy and the market of ideas, to have an argument, to change minds, support what you like, with the full force of free speech behind you.