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BillyBobBrilliant

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12. This has been building

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 04:49 PM

Jan 2018

Since the 911 attacks, when [The] Dick Cheney headed the push for sequestering the opposition with the Homeland Security frenzy. The "Go Along, or be deemed a traitor" mentality that followed for the entire Shrub presidency. Fear masked the totalitarian push that was ongoing.

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Trump controls the agenda because the US media allows it. [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2018 OP

Exceptionally well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2018 #1

Thank you. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #3

Kickin' for the truth! Faux pas Jan 2018 #2

imagine a country where democrats communicated as effectively. nt msongs Jan 2018 #4

Imagine that indeed. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #6

True that! mountain grammy Jan 2018 #16

You are imagining most other countries. Doodley Jan 2018 #5

Well, those where there is a functioning democracy. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #7

Imagine a media that did not publicize all of Trump's tweets.... ollie10 Jan 2018 #8

On target. Ratings rule because ratings attract advertisers. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #9

Absolutely!!!!! tonyt53 Jan 2018 #10

Check out : http://www.citjourno.org/ triron Jan 2018 #11

This has been building BillyBobBrilliant Jan 2018 #12

This has been building since the 70's.. mountain grammy Jan 2018 #17

True, BBB. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #19

George Lakoff explains how Trump uses social media as a weapon to control the news cycle CousinIT Jan 2018 #13

imagine if they gave a press conference.... IcyPeas Jan 2018 #14

Or, imagine that the media types actually asked questions and called out lies. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #20

K&R uponit7771 Jan 2018 #15

Good post, well said. mountain grammy Jan 2018 #18

Very true! treestar Jan 2018 #21

They might be terrified of losing "access". guillaumeb Jan 2018 #22