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They control the media and you only hear or get their sanctioned perspective. They can sway public opinion in any direction they want. Ultimately those who con
by ChumpGPT 3y ago
They control the media and you only hear or get their sanctioned perspective. They can sway public opinion in any direction they want. Ultimately those who control the message control the narrative. They could destroy anyone then want, even the Prime Minister.
Disclaimer: Not a conspiracy nut.
- epgui 3y agoI love to hate all these companies, but no, they don't control the media. I would challenge that disclaimer.
- nonethewiser 3y agoWhy do you think ChumpGPT is a “conspiracy nut”?
- haldujai 3y agoIn a more respectful way he's probably getting at the fact that while the telecoms control a significant proportion of TV and radio there's still the CBC (owned by the government at arm's length, theoretically) and print media, which is arguably more important, that's independent. Interestingly different from the US I would say the vast majority of Canadians I knew (including my elderly parents) get their Canadian political news from print media rather than TV (acknowledging that biases towards people who attended university and live in cities) which is more for local news if anything. Canadian TV channels are very underwhelming and have no where near the relevance of CNN or Fox News to US society. I would even modestly wager that CNN has a larger Canadian viewership than Canadian news channels. I expect a significant amount also get it from radio which from what I recall are mostly telecom owned.
- ChumpGPT 3y agoLook up the Thompson family and you will be surprised how much media one family can control.