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James Murdoch says US media 'lies' unleashed 'insidious forces'
- samizdis 6y agoSource interview in the FT: https://www.ft.com/content/9eab68e1-7afb-4282-95fa-3149bd091efa https://www.ft.com/content/9eab68e1-7afb-4282-95fa-3149bd091... Archived copy of that interview: https://archive.is/eClVW https://archive.is/eClVW
- bfrog 6y agoWay to state the obvious to those outside the lie bubble.
- Gravityloss 6y agoUSA has played a key part in preventing and neutering global climate treaties. A big portion of US politicians don't believe the phenomenon even exists. This is since basically all the conservative news sources in USA have been sourcing their climate stories from thinks tanks funded by oil and coal companies. There is a very clear connection. Fossil company - think tank - corrupt media - voter - politician - international treaty. Sacking of the capitol is but a minor blip and oops on this timeline of lie based world views. Not only is truth not valued but it is aggressively opposed.
- willis936 6y agoHe’s fine with profiting off of the creating the monster for 15 years then suddenly clutches his pearls when its made. His voice is the last one anyone should be listening to.
- samizdis 6y agoHe seems, now, to be making better choices than perhaps he did previously. I would not condemn someone for that.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y agoIt's possible that he's both hypocritical and correct.
- elteto 6y agoPot, meet kettle.
- simonblack 6y agoRupert Murdoch, James' father, bears a lot of the blame for a media which is far-right-wing, conservative, anti-science, pro-fossil fuel and anti-climate change. Fox News (and it's Sky News cousins) have been designated as 'Entertainment' rather than 'News' and therefore not obliged to be truthful. (Florida trial judgement from around 1990.)