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Are you aware that there is more than one journalist in America? Some are for censorship and oppression, some are against. Don't act like they're all some sort
by PhasmaFelis 8y ago
Are you aware that there is more than one journalist in America? Some are for censorship and oppression, some are against. Don't act like they're all some sort of hypocritical hivemind.
- isserson 8y agoAmerican journalists from various media outlets all propagandized the Iraq war to the point of deceiving the public: * https://web.archive.org/web/20070403153921/http://65.109.167.118/pipa/pdf/oct03/IraqMedia_Oct03_rpt.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20070403153921/http://65.109.167... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_Iraq_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_Iraq_War Stepping back from the liberal imagination that we are all self-actualizing, free individuals, it's easy to see how journalists function within society and the economy according to class politics. Just look at how American media & technology companies all shut down Alex Jones: * https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17656840/alex-jones-infowars-facebook-twitter-youtube-platform-moderation-hate-speech https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17656840/alex-jones-infowa... American elites have been clamoring for corporate and state censorship for years.