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Would you shut down the Washington Post? Or is Jeff Bezos allowed to buy a newspaper? Why is Anderson Cooper allowed to spread his opinions with the aid of a m
by rhino369 8y ago
Would you shut down the Washington Post? Or is Jeff Bezos allowed to buy a newspaper?
Why is Anderson Cooper allowed to spread his opinions with the aid of a multi hundred million dollar distribution system but I can’t buy 2000 dollars of Facebook ads?
Limits on funding speech are limits on speech.
- adamsea 8y agoIt’s more like Anderson Cooper is allowed to spread the viewpoints of his which overlap with what the corporation he works for will tolerate, which is a very different thing than being able to spread ones own views. I know that’s a tangent from your main point but couldn’t resist :).
- s73v3r_ 8y ago"Limits on funding speech are limits on speech." I entirely disagree. Everyone has the same amount that they can give. Everyone has exactly the same rights.
- rhino369 8y agoOr put another way: everyone's rights are equally infringed. And if you really wanted to make everyone equal, you'd have to ban celebreties and the media from talking about campaigns. Bill Maher's TV show is worth millions in advertising dollars.