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In reply to the discussion: FCC is launching process to strip FOX News in Philly of its broadcasting license for pushing big lie [View all]slightlv
(3,143 posts)objections and legalities listed in some of the responses to this. In principle, I can agree. *However,* regardless of what R's might or might not do should anything come of this, I think a line has to be drawn when outright lies are repeated night after night to the detriment of the public. Can R's claim the same thing of our "socialism?" Sure they can -- and they already do it right now, and have for years. But silence is tacit approval. And continuing to air their lies without consequences only empowers and emboldens them to go further across the line until you have a society such as we have now. Society that is broken. And the blame can be put on primarily extremist right wing radio and TV "news" programs. A civilized society has to draw a line somewhere to protect the greater part of that society. WE will always be harangued, censored, and demeaned. It makes no difference whether we are quiet or loud; whether we tolerate this trash or act against it. And yes, after having their cake and eating it, too... while serving tiramisu on golden platters to their shareholders, these extremists are not going to like being told they can't tell lies any longer. But it might be a start towards real journalism once again.
Besides, somewhere, somehow, someWAY, we have to start differentiating between extremism and stochastic terrorism and pure ideological difference of opinion. R's aren't going to do this. It's going to take the adults in society to make it happen. If something like this cracks open a door, or starts the conversation, I'm for it. I really don't want to live someplace where society has completely broken down. We don't need morality police (which is what the R's are forcing on the U.S. right now), but we do need to start educating people on how to tell truth from lies. Maybe give them a little help in learning to think critically... like Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather and a few other journalists from that time frame used to do. Of course, I recognize YMMV and you have excellent points to make for the other side. For me, it's about differentiating between real "news" and stochastic terrorism masquerading as "news." People are entitled to the Truth. They are not entitled to the "truth as they want to hear it," IMNSHO.
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