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The news media are decidedly less pro-free speech than before. They could afford to promote free speech back when they had a monopoly on people's attention whe
by ErikVandeWater 4y ago
The news media are decidedly less pro-free speech than before. They could afford to promote free speech back when they had a monopoly on people's attention when it came to news. Now that Google can direct you to any number of independent sources, the news media feels threatened and wants to censor unapproved views so they can maintain the Overton Window.
Noam Chomsky: "The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate."
- whimsicalism 4y agoI think it's a mixed bag. The media also knows that articles about "censorship"/"woke culture" in college campuses get a ton of engagement so they are also driving a lot of the ire there.
- wincy 4y agoMy wife is part of a focus group for public radio and she’s an avowed anarcho capitalist. She says things like “I suspect in 50 years the US will either not exist or be a much looser organization where the states rule” and the focus group woman says “that’s not going to happen!”, dismisses her out of hand, and refuses to write it down then moves on to the next person. I think at a certain point the Midwest will have had enough of the stuff going on on the East and West coasts and it’s probably going to be a really bad time. Probably ultimately worse for the conservative parts but not after a very unstable and possibly violent period. I hope I’m wrong though.
- daniel-cussen 4y agoFlyover Country Revolution. Flyover no more. Charge toll for overflying it. Why shouldn't private jets pay you up directly?
- kelseyfrog 4y agoWhat are they going to do? SAM a few civilian flights?
- nibbleshifter 4y agoAnd now someone's said it.
- pedrosorio 4y ago> I think at a certain point the Midwest will have had enough of the stuff going on on the East and West coasts Why should the Midwest care about what goes on on the East and West coasts?
- wincy 4y agoBecause federal laws and especially Department of Education mandates affect us.
- tsol 4y agoTo be honest most people on the coasts wouldn't agree with that statement either. It's a pretty big prediction with little evidence