CNN Has Gone Full-on Nazi, Republikkkan

[SuperCoder]

I used to enjoy watching CNN, and Jake Tapper. But I don't like where they are going.

Today, he was laying on the anti-Biden propaganda so thick:

"How dare Biden cancel student loan debt at a time this country can't afford it!!"

Last I heard, being generous was free. Exactly how much is generosity going to cost you, Jake the Jerk?

Their new CEO is absolute trash.

[jmowreader]

1. How dare Trump sign a $2 trillion tax cut at a time this country couldn't afford it?

[Slammer]

2. .,.,.,.

.,.,.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Are you familiar with Nazis?

Have you read about their crimes and propaganda machine? Are you aware of the impact they had?

CNN, while making some changes, are not Nazis, much less "full-on". This is hyperbolic bullshit. Wanna see REAL Nazi news because I have many examples. As far as our media, the closest would be OAN.

OAN host uses photo of Nazis, Nazi quote to justify banning books from schools

A host on the far-right One America News Network (OAN) used a photo of Nazis burning books in a segment justifying banning books from schools. She also referenced a quote that's widely credited to a Nazi propagandist.

On Monday's episode of her OAN show, Kara McKinney defended right-wing efforts to purge schools of supposedly objectionable material.

"I think banning pornographic books from schools is not only justifiable but the only moral option," she said. "It's our duty to purge our schools of such filth."

While McKinney says she is in favor of banning "pornographic" books, the justification is often just a euphemism used on the right for any material having to do with LGBTQ identity. She was responding to a post by Randi Weingarten, president of one of America's biggest teacher unions, who shared a list of books she claimed Florida was banning that turned out to be false.

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Organizing American Nazis would be an appropriate use of the moniker, "Nazi".

[TheBeam19]

12. Spot-on. And by the way, the OP made up the quote.

See post 11.

[skylucy]

15. Thank you! These crazy anti CNN posts are getting out of hand.

[atreides1]

21. Not yet they're not!

Even you have to admit that the Nazis didn't do it all in a short period of time!

Given the new ownership of CNN...it's just a matter of time...

[Behind the Aegis]

50. The statement was "CNN Has Gone Full-on Nazi, Republikkkan".

The statement was not "CNN (IS Going) Full-on Nazi, Republikkkan".

"Even you have to admit that the Nazis didn't do it all in a short period of time!" Therefore, your comment is irrelevant, a strawman.

"it's just a matter of time..." Perhaps. But, if I were to bet money, it would be FOX that crosses that threshold long before CNN.

[demmiblue]

30. +1

[sarisataka]

34. It seems there are a lot of people

Who are not familiar with Nazis.

Ridiculous comparisons are becoming more and more common. Soon people will use Nazi as a term for anyone they disagree with.

[BlackSkimmer]

37. Thank you...

This OP...

[LAS14]

49. Good answer. nt

[geardaddy]

55. Thank you!

Just because CNN might be shifting to the right (which has been happening for a while) doesn't mean that their Nazis.

Hyperbole.

[greatauntoftriplets]

63. Thanks for clearing that up.

Some of the rhetoric is way over the top.

[Kaleva]

4. Who is forcing you to watch it?

By watching it, you are supporting it. Viewership translates to money from ads.

[PortTack]

46. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[mahatmakanejeeves]

64. A lot of good that did:

Fri Aug 26, 2022, 12:49 PM: Today, on CNN...

[Kaleva]

65. It's interesting!

People who spend so much time carping about MSM spend the rest of their time watching or reading it.

[DFW]

5. They may have gone full-on Republican, which is bad enough, but NSDAP?

Probably not. Unless they have started advocating Enteignung, or an Endlösung, or the racial cleansing of all of North America, I would be a little hesitant to attach the Nazi label to CNN. If you want an example of a moden-day, Göbbels-inspired Propagandaministerium, try Fox.

Deins ist ein Verglich, was (noch) nicht grerchtfertigt ist.

[Earth-shine]

6. Historically, Tapper always seemed to me to be someone who favors bothsiderism.

Never much liked Tapper.

I did like Brian Stelter.

[Raine]

7. Too many have either forgotten or aren't informed about what Nazis

actually did. The term Nazi is used way too casually and minimizes the real evil they did to the World. So horrible so evil nothing can compare or should be compared to them IMO.

[LittleGirl]

8. Living abroad

I have limited access to “networks” like MSNBC or ABC, or…

I have CNN International which is different than CNN that is broadcast in the states. We have to put up with Richard Quest and other shows like Becky Anderson’s. Jake Tapper isn’t the worst but he’s rather low in my opinion with his right wing slant questioning. He was questioning someone just the other day about the withdrawal of Afghanistan. Not once did Tapper mention that the Afghan government literally left the country and ran away. Trying to blame Biden for it all when 45 negotiations were the rule book!

There are several at CNN that are excellent. Christine Ammonpour, John Berman, Alisyn Camerata, Anderson Cooper and several newcomers are quite good.

I saw the news that the new CEO wants to be Fox lite and that concerns me because CNNI is the only network I have access to without going through hoops like VPNs.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

9. Nonsense! Someone wishing very hard!?

[sigpooie]

10. bye bye cnn

Thank God we still have msnbc

[LAS14]

51. Do we really, really want a media that is ALL slanted to the right?

I think the right is right in most cases. But I don't think democracy thrives if the media takes a clear cut left or right position. I disagree with DUers who think it's bad for an outlet to present both sides. I DO think it's bad for them to engage in both-sider-ism. But they have clearly learned their lesson. They ALWAYS characterize the big lie as a lie whenever it comes up in a story. I'm very impressed.

[TheBeam19]

11. Not what happened. Your quote is false and misleading.

Context matters. Here’s the quote you’re referring to, in which Tapper lists all reactions to the policy. Directly from the show transcript:

Leading Democratic lawmakers are hailing the president's move today, calling it, quote, a giant step forward in addressing the student debt crisis, but some key parts of the president's coalition say the move does not go far enough. And some Democrats and many Republicans say this is nothing but a handout on the backs of taxpayers at a time the country cannot afford it.

Source: https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cg/date/2022-08-24/segment/01

Tapper himself isn’t saying what you allege, and he certainly didn’t say what you put in quotations.

This is how reporting the news works. He’s not there to tell you what you want to hear in order to make you feel better; he’s there to tell you what’s happening. If you don’t want to know what’s actually happening, why watch a news program in the first place?

[eShirl]

14. thanks

[skylucy]

17. Thank you TheBeam. I agree!

[Raine]

19. Exactly 👍 nt

[demmiblue]

31. +1

[SuperCoder]

44. When I watched it on CNN...

...there was no mention of republicans or "both sides". He was clearly saying what I put in quotes and asking "...when this country cannot afford it?" as a question.

[TheBeam19]

48. My post contains a link to the entire transcript.

What you’re alleging is not in there.

[LAS14]

52. Thank you for taking the trouble to post this!!!

Is the OP proposing that the MSM become like OAN and co and only publish their side of things?????

[blueinredohio]

13. I hope Anderson Cooper goes to MSNBC.

I've always liked him.

[Emile]

16. So long CNN!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. "Last I heard, being generous was free."

That only counts if it's your own money. That's not the case here.

When you give away things that belong to you, that's generosity. When you give away things that don't belong to you, that's theft.

Your charge is hyperbolic. The invented quote doesn't help your case.

[Smackdown2019]

20. Nazi?

You sure you got the right network?

Trump deplorables are Nazi!

CNN is far from being Nazism.....!

[GuppyGal]

28. Talk about over the top

really just sounds ridiculous and it sounds just like THEM and what THEY say

[Demsrule86]

33. What 'they and them' say is somewhat Nazi-ish

[GuppyGal]

35. Which is my point....so why say that about CNN it sounds absurd.

[Demsrule86]

40. It sounds about right to me...lets face it Nazis are part of the GOP and CNN is trying

to cater to this element...not over the top.

[GuppyGal]

41. WOW

[Demsrule86]

43. haha...maybe a little of the top. But consider Nazis marched on January 6 and in Charlottesville.

[ecstatic]

22. Wow! I think 10K is the perfect amount to forgive

The reaction I got when I shared the news was "10K isn't enough." So it seems like a good compromise. I guess I'm not bitter because I didn't go out of my way to pay down my debt. I think I was paying damn near the minimum, with a couple of big chunk payments of 5k that I now regret but I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

[LittleGirl]

23. I guess you didn't watch the special

Hosted by Dana Bash about the rise of anti-semitism in America has risen critically since 2000, over the weekend, did you?

[MineralMan]

24. Hyperbole, and a fake quote?

Well done.

[speak easy]

25. Hyperbole, and a fake quote +2

enjoy your time here

[pwb]

26. All cable news sucks canal water.

The wealth class can't win with only three hate news channels. One more channel might do us in for good. Unless we turn it off. Cut the cable.

[onenote]

27. Hit and run post with fake quote and wildly inappropriate Nazi reference.

Hmmmm.....

[demmiblue]

32. I would say that I am surprised that this got so many recs...

but I'm not.

[AntivaxHunters]

29. We need a PROGRESSIVE cable news channel

So sooooooooooooo bad.

We had BNC - "The Black News Channel" but it didn't last long.
It was an absolutely brilliant station but it only lasted maybe 6 months at most.
It was fun while it lasted & Charles Blow is amazing! I'm posting a clip below of him & his show on BNC.

Right now we have absolutely nothing outside of maybe "Democracy Now" but that's only a single tv show and not a 24/7 news channel.
There's of course "The Young Turks" but again, not live 24/7 and is only on YouTube and Pluto. And YouTube is something we need to talk about & conquer. As it stands right now, almost all the ads shown during videos are literal right wing propaganda-- Prager U, Turning Points USA (Charlie Kirk's Nazi org), anti-Trans ads, the same one currently being aired on CNN no less, & other far right fash trash entities.

Last month streaming services had more viewers than TV.
That's the first time that has ever happened.
And young voters who are now our largest voting bloc are HUGE on streaming; from Twitch to YouTube to Discord to Sling.
We as a party need to completely take over the ad buys on steaming services immediately. We, The Dem Party, have the money to do so. The right does not because Rick Scott stole all their money.



Now I don't claim to be Einstein, but we have the ability to absolutely smoke and erase all right wing ad buys off the map on streaming services & reach out to young voters directly in doing so. I really want to see that happens because I'm sick & tired of seeing Dennis Prager's bullshit on my tv screen.

Anyways, here's Charles Blow during his show on the short lived BNC.
Get ready to scream "HELL YES!" as he blasts lies from the pro-life anti-abortion crowd.
We have all these progressive news anchors who are currently not hosting anything.
If I only had the money I'd start a new progressive news network because we're in dire need of one.

[sarcasmo]

36. Oligarch in charge of CNN has sent out the marching orders.

[BlackSkimmer]

38. You're really trying a bit too hard.

[CatWoman]

39. ....

[Dr. Strange]

42. You should write a diary detailing your struggles, like Anne Frank.

"Diary of a Young SuperCoder" will be an important text for future generations.

[BlackSkimmer]

57. ...

Love it!

[SuperCoder]

45. Hyperbole Claims, huh?

How many of you claiming hyperbole are republicans secretly trying to do damage control on the DU forums?

Nice work there on the 1984 Orwellian "you didn't see that" schtick.

I know what I saw and heard.

[demmiblue]

53. Lol!

[TheBeam19]

54. Again, I posted the link to the transcript

in post 11.

What you’re alleging is not in the transcript.

[SuperCoder]

59. I see what you did there, TheBeam.

Hilarious.

[TheBeam19]

61. Just go all the way and call it

“fake news” or a “hoax.” You’re far enough along that Trumpian path already, so don’t hold back!

[BlackSkimmer]

56. Oh my goodness.

This is gonna be interesting.

[PortTack]

47. Jake Tapper claims dr oz can pull off a win in PA and is a good fit for the ppl of the state

Maybe not nazi talk, but certainly far RW!

[miyazaki]

58. Seems like another thread I just saw

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217076367

-which was also full of shit.

[TheBeam19]

62. Indeed. Very strange talking points

being pushed by some here.

Worse, there’s also an absolute denial of reality going on. Bizarre.

[rockfordfile]

60. Why watch that crap? Americans know that they've decided to go full fascist. So now they're hacks.

Just like Russia TV and Fox News is propaganda.