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I really wish you would have read my comment on its entirety.

• DangitBobby 2y ago
  I did! That's how my eyeballs fell upon these words: > The only press allowed will be the one that acquiesces to the new administration and does not antagonize it. And this will be a major loss for press in general. > I wish AP would not be so stubborn o unconsequential issues such as the Gulf of America. No one really cares, its a political stunt and nothing more. They were punished for not toeing the line. You think they should have toed the line so they can keep playing the game. Like I said, everyone knows backing down when they try to force you to carry a narrative is how you prevent erosion of free press. I guess you would rather they wait for them to declare the official policy is the earth is flat and defect after that? That probably isn't consequential enough either. I have to wonder where you draw the line. It's not okay to deplatform the AP over this, period.
  • ExoticPearTree 2y ago
    And how is that "erosion of the freedom of the press"? They can still write about anything they want, they're just not invited to the WH anymore. And I think this is a loss for their readers or clients, not for Trump - he has one less not so friendly outlet that needs dealing with. AP could write something like "... in the Gulf of America (worldwide known as the Gulf of Mexico)..." and be done with it. I am not defending what the WH is doing, I just feel it is silly to be stuck up on something this small. In politics you need to play politics, logic and common sense don't have a place.