▲ 453 ▼ Aged like milk (lemmy.world) submitted 7 hours ago by monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 75 points 6 hours ago (3 children) The Media: [crickets] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 child) Nothing gonna get better in America until we completely obliterate the current media and pass laws preventing propaganda from being broadcast going forward. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 hours ago (1 child) How would one define propaganda to avoid these laws being abused? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 point 5 minutes ago A simple solution would be to outlaw all opinion panels on broadcast television. No one allowed on the news that expresses an opion of any kind. A reporter reports events that took place. The end. A hurricane hit Florida today with winds at these speeds. The end. A politician won the race with this many votes. The end. Two were arrested and are being charged with assault. The end. Violate this law? Heavy fine. 3 strikes within a year? Organization shut down. The problem is right now we have those reporters who report what happened, then it's followed up by 5 talking heads that lie/gaslight the audience into believing what they want them to believe. THAT shit needs to be outlawed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 25 points 5 hours ago (1 child) The media: [Counting their money] They're for-profit companies for a reason, and it's not to provide better news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children) His ratings are good on the networks because he's such a dumpster fire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 points 56 minutes ago It's almost like the same media that force-fed all of us a constant stream of "watch these terrible people be terrible" was preparing us for this kind of crap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 hours ago You mean the networks he controls via his sycophant oligarchs creating monopolies and threats from the FCC over content he doesn’t like or he’ll pull their license? Sorry I’m still pissed about Colbert and 60 Minutes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] athatet@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 hours ago The media: Owned by billionaires who love trump and everything that he does. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 child) Nothing gonna get better in America until we completely obliterate the current media and pass laws preventing propaganda from being broadcast going forward. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 hours ago (1 child) How would one define propaganda to avoid these laws being abused? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 point 5 minutes ago A simple solution would be to outlaw all opinion panels on broadcast television. No one allowed on the news that expresses an opion of any kind. A reporter reports events that took place. The end. A hurricane hit Florida today with winds at these speeds. The end. A politician won the race with this many votes. The end. Two were arrested and are being charged with assault. The end. Violate this law? Heavy fine. 3 strikes within a year? Organization shut down. The problem is right now we have those reporters who report what happened, then it's followed up by 5 talking heads that lie/gaslight the audience into believing what they want them to believe. THAT shit needs to be outlawed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 hours ago (1 child) How would one define propaganda to avoid these laws being abused? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 point 5 minutes ago A simple solution would be to outlaw all opinion panels on broadcast television. No one allowed on the news that expresses an opion of any kind. A reporter reports events that took place. The end. A hurricane hit Florida today with winds at these speeds. The end. A politician won the race with this many votes. The end. Two were arrested and are being charged with assault. The end. Violate this law? Heavy fine. 3 strikes within a year? Organization shut down. The problem is right now we have those reporters who report what happened, then it's followed up by 5 talking heads that lie/gaslight the audience into believing what they want them to believe. THAT shit needs to be outlawed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 point 5 minutes ago A simple solution would be to outlaw all opinion panels on broadcast television. No one allowed on the news that expresses an opion of any kind. A reporter reports events that took place. The end. A hurricane hit Florida today with winds at these speeds. The end. A politician won the race with this many votes. The end. Two were arrested and are being charged with assault. The end. Violate this law? Heavy fine. 3 strikes within a year? Organization shut down. The problem is right now we have those reporters who report what happened, then it's followed up by 5 talking heads that lie/gaslight the audience into believing what they want them to believe. THAT shit needs to be outlawed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 25 points 5 hours ago (1 child) The media: [Counting their money] They're for-profit companies for a reason, and it's not to provide better news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children) His ratings are good on the networks because he's such a dumpster fire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 points 56 minutes ago It's almost like the same media that force-fed all of us a constant stream of "watch these terrible people be terrible" was preparing us for this kind of crap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 hours ago You mean the networks he controls via his sycophant oligarchs creating monopolies and threats from the FCC over content he doesn’t like or he’ll pull their license? Sorry I’m still pissed about Colbert and 60 Minutes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children) His ratings are good on the networks because he's such a dumpster fire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 points 56 minutes ago It's almost like the same media that force-fed all of us a constant stream of "watch these terrible people be terrible" was preparing us for this kind of crap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 hours ago You mean the networks he controls via his sycophant oligarchs creating monopolies and threats from the FCC over content he doesn’t like or he’ll pull their license? Sorry I’m still pissed about Colbert and 60 Minutes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 points 56 minutes ago It's almost like the same media that force-fed all of us a constant stream of "watch these terrible people be terrible" was preparing us for this kind of crap. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 hours ago You mean the networks he controls via his sycophant oligarchs creating monopolies and threats from the FCC over content he doesn’t like or he’ll pull their license? Sorry I’m still pissed about Colbert and 60 Minutes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 hours ago The media: Owned by billionaires who love trump and everything that he does. permalink fedilink source parent