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Thomas Hurt

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3. What Trump complains about has always existed in the media.

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:36 PM

Jul 2017

There have always been politically biased newspapers. Politicians have always been attacked. Every President with the possible exception of Washington has attacked and insulted and accused of this or that. There have always been mistakes and frauds in media and politics.

The liberal media never was. The right just neglected to exercise their free speech in the modern media arena. They found themselves behind.

The right wing has caught up and IMO has overtaken the left.

Fox
nationwide conservative christian radio
AM talk radio

The right has indeed moved into propaganda. That is really what complaints about the liberal media and fake news is all about. It is not about parity or fairness or truth.

It is about hegemony, theirs.

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Just a thought, Yes we must protect freedom of speech when it comes to the news media. [View all] shockey80 Jul 2017 OP

None of those suggestions would get past a federal judge. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #1

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Are lies news? shockey80 Jul 2017 #2

What Trump complains about has always existed in the media. Thomas Hurt Jul 2017 #3

I understand that you want to protect HeartachesNhangovers Jul 2017 #4