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However shouldn’t the president have a “megaphone?” In the old days, when a president spoke, the media would “interpret” what he said. Politicians being able to
by briandear 7y ago
However shouldn’t the president have a “megaphone?” In the old days, when a president spoke, the media would “interpret” what he said. Politicians being able to speak directly to the population is a good thing.
- jimkleiber 7y agoI like that politicians can speak directly to the media—I just wish orgs like Twitter would apply their rules and guidelines fairly to everyone. I'm starting to see these "rules" more like "laws," and starting to look more closely at how some of these platforms are governed in the same way I look at how governments are governed: - Who makes the laws? - How does one become a lawmaker? - How long can one be a lawmaker? - Who enforces the laws? - How strong is the rule of law? - What are the consequences of breaking a law? - etc etc. How does this analogy sit with you?
- buboard 7y agoOf course. Like it or not, the transparency that Trump's twitter provides is unprecedented and a win for democracies.