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Trump suggests networks who cover him 'negatively' could lose licenses
- mystraline 1y agoI think this is a spot on definition and discussion of the different aspects of fascism. https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.html https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.html #6 Controlled Mass Media > Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
- nine_zeros 1y agoAll the points in that link are applicable to MAGA America today. It is happening in front of our eyes - everyday chipping away at human liberties and targeting people.
- softwaredoug 1y agoWhat has metastasized goes beyond Trump. If Trump wasn't president tomorrow, this persecution-minded, we've got to "get all our enemies" way of running the country would be around in Vance, et. al. Jan 6 was the turning point from GOP that sort of tolerates Trump, to GOP becoming the Jan 6 party.
- gnabgib 1y agoDiscussion (91 points, 3 hours ago, 43 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45294199 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45294199 Related Trump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses–the 1A might stop him (9 months ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42451557 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42451557 Few heeded Trump's call to challenge TV licenses (2017) https://web.archive.org/web/20171019082700/http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/few-heeded-trumps-call-to-challenge-tv-licenses/article/2637985 https://web.archive.org/web/20171019082700/http://www.washin... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15507866 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15507866)