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Dustlawyer

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13. It's not just about their profit! GE for example, makes more money using their network
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 03:03 PM
Dec 2015

as a propaganda machine and a tool to influence politicians (access to airwaves) than they do off of advertising. All of them do to one extent or another.

These are OUR AIRWAVES they use under license from US! Publicly Funded Elections (PFEs) would take away the billions in campaign ads, not an insignificant amount, but more importantly, it would severely curtail their ability to buy our politicians. Funny, only one Presidential candidate is backing PFEs, Bernie Sanders.

PFEs attack the root cause of most of our problems and would be the biggest step in returning Representative Democracy. It would allow us to bust up the oligarchies in banking and the media, stopping most of the propaganda. It would allow for a total reallocation of our tax dollars to things we need, education, environment, infrastructure, etc.

Feel the Bern!!!

Maybe the news should STOP thinking about profit first and do their damn job of informing onecaliberal Dec 2015 #1
Indeed. eom 2naSalit Dec 2015 #2
+1,000 callous taoboy Dec 2015 #3
It's not just about their profit! GE for example, makes more money using their network Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #13
We should have the ability to "like" individual comments....eom N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2015 #14
NBC's airwaves are "OUR AIRWAVES they use under license from US!" KamaAina Dec 2015 #22
All I can say is hifiguy Dec 2015 #26
If you think today's media propagandists will do that hifiguy Dec 2015 #27
and to think that so many people pay good money to connect their tvs to the "news" dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #28
Well, Trump sure has had quite a week or so. longship Dec 2015 #4
Trump might survive the bar-b-que flamingdem Dec 2015 #5
My best regards, FD. nt longship Dec 2015 #6
but he is a living breathing hero to the "proud to be stupid" crowd. corkhead Dec 2015 #9
Mr Taibbi discusses what I have felt about people who watch too much TV GusBob Dec 2015 #7
HUGE K&R!! SHRED Dec 2015 #8
My same feeling. Voice for Peace Dec 2015 #30
Taibbi nails it again phantom power Dec 2015 #10
You know they actually WANT a Fourth Reich.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #11
No, fascicm is most definitely not good for profits. Nitram Dec 2015 #15
State aligns with *some* companies. Very bad business for media companies. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #16
Except these media companies are owned by corporations with massive government contracts.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #20
Actually, business does best under fascism because the government and business are the same.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #18
I think you misunderstand my point. Nitram Dec 2015 #19
The party loyalists are promoted under fascism.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #21
The oligarchs are already loyal fascists who act in concert. hifiguy Dec 2015 #25
TV/Radio/Print are looking at up to $5billion being spent this election cycle NoMoreRepugs Dec 2015 #12
Good stuff... Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #17
'they're wondering if they created a monster' bwahahahahahaha spanone Dec 2015 #23
Fascism is the final state of decaying capitalism. hifiguy Dec 2015 #24
Maybe they should just say "Screw the ratings" grntuscarora Dec 2015 #29
What will it take to make them see propaganda for what it is? Utopian Leftist Dec 2015 #31
So, NOW the M$M are getting ethical? Proserpina Dec 2015 #32
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