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kentuck

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17. It's too hyperbolic?

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 08:44 AM

Sep 2025

The media can't say that. They would lose their viewers and readers. So they pretend that this is all some form of "normal". They take a poll to prove their point. If 40% still support the madman, how can they report something so dreadful as the truth?

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If the media told the people the truth... [View all] kentuck Sep 2025 OP

Translation: an Antichrist. Evil incarnate. B.See Sep 2025 #1

I feel using religious terms to describe the crimes just muddies the water. erronis Sep 2025 #4

I understand where you're coming from, but I DO think it's slightlv Sep 2025 #11

The media has freedom granted by the Constitution senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #2

at this point I think many of them are complicit Skittles Sep 2025 #3

They're as complicit on this as they were Jan 6. The whole lot of them needs slightlv Sep 2025 #12

they would go bonkers if a Democratic president did this shit Skittles Sep 2025 #13

The "media" has no respect for the Constitution or the First Amendment. They are in thrall to $$$. erronis Sep 2025 #5

We all say Trump popsdenver Sep 2025 #6

True. He's not the disease, he's only the symptom. Fil1957 Sep 2025 #7

That needs to be hammered on every.single.day. llmart Sep 2025 #8

Hammer the hell out of those that popsdenver Sep 2025 #14

You see all that on the op-ed pages Oeditpus Rex Sep 2025 #9

AND IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM, FAWKING HIM, FAWKING HIM, FAWKING HIM. a kennedy Sep 2025 #10

I agree media samplegirl Sep 2025 #15

Climate change IS going to make everything worse Kaleva Sep 2025 #16

It's too hyperbolic? kentuck Sep 2025 #17