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kentuck

(115,434 posts) Tue Aug 1, 2017, 12:11 AM Aug 2017

Can you imagine our country without a free press at this time? [View all]

Or if we only had a state-run media, such as FOX News?

Can you imagine what information would have been covered up and not exposed to the public?

We should all be very thankful that we have the 1st Amendment. It is still the best idea of our Founders, after all these years.

The truth will set us free. We will never be conquered or enslaved so long as we have a free press.

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Can you imagine our country without a free press at this time? [View all] kentuck Aug 2017 OP

Wouldn't be in this mess if we didn't have corporate media. n/t Chevy Aug 2017 #1

Do you think the corporate media colluded with Trump and the Russians? kentuck Aug 2017 #2

Every morning with Joe and Mika when Trump called in 7wo7rees Aug 2017 #3

We can take the good with the bad... kentuck Aug 2017 #7

Corporate media helped dumb down America Chevy Aug 2017 #5

And...they ignored ZERO proof of WMD in Iraq,ignored all intel before than illegal War Bengus81 Aug 2017 #12

How do you know that?? kentuck Aug 2017 #13

Nope buddy,I watched it first hand for months before Bush stared killing civilians in Iraq Bengus81 Aug 2017 #14

But you don't believe all mainstream media is "fake news", right? kentuck Aug 2017 #18

Sinclair coming your way . lunasun Aug 2017 #4

No kidding...and declining approval of the media among Democrats is astonishing Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #6

I think we were on the brink. There has been a resurrection recently. nt Snotcicles Aug 2017 #8

100% agree, many people don't know how close the US was to the brink, and it's still not out of the OnDoutside Aug 2017 #11

Jeff Flake could come out of this smelling like a rose. nt Snotcicles Aug 2017 #16

Possibly, but he could fall between criticising Trump and backing Repeal, thus being hated by both OnDoutside Aug 2017 #17

We're just lucky madokie Aug 2017 #9

In my experience, too many people misunderstand or outright dont like the 1st Amendment Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #10

It's a free press until the propagandists succeed in labeling the truth #fakenews Mr. Ected Aug 2017 #15

Very true. kentuck Aug 2017 #19