We now arguably have the justification for shutting down Fox News, Breitbart, Newsmax, etc.

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  1. Pycckia

    Pycckia Well-Known Member

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    Where are the Trump supporters going, in your scenario.
     
  2. Lee Atwater

    Lee Atwater Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Let's try to be accurate here. The Fairness Doctrine was repealed by Reagan because the FCC released a report stating it hurt the public interest and violated free speech rights of broadcasters guaranteed by the First Amendment. Giving Reagan a pretense to cave in to conservative media interests.
    Rarely have I seen such a colossally misguided decision. Airing opposing points of view "hurt the public interest" but having a cable network like Faux devoted to telling lies about the election (and dozens of other things) does not?
     
  3. gabmux

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    I would assume that they go back to playing "Call of Duty" on their Xbox's...
    instead of acting out their fantasy games on the streets.
     
  4. Pycckia

    Pycckia Well-Known Member

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    Left wing terrorists once planted a bomb in the Capitol, State Department and Pentagon.

    Attacking a Federal Courthouse and setting up an autonomous zone cout as insurrection in my book.
     
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    So, I take it you want to suppress anyone from expressing their political views if their political views differ from yours.
     
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  6. Lee Atwater

    Lee Atwater Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Gotta link?

    FBI warns of armed protests; National Guard authorized to protect Biden inauguration

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/11/trump-impeachment-capitol-riots-biden-transition-live-updates.html

    "Law enforcement agencies across the country received a memo from the FBI warning of potential armed protests at all 50 state capitol buildings in the lead up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, NBC News reported.

    The confrontations could start as soon as Jan. 16, according to a senior law enforcement official.

    The memo also states that an armed group has threatened to travel to Washington, D.C., the same day and stage an uprising if Congress removes President Donald Trump from office."

    I'm sure the minions think it's just a coincidence that this is happening after Trump has spewed lies about the election and promoted violence from the time of his campaign in 2016.
     
  7. Lee Atwater

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    Do you see the difference between offering an alternative opinion and spewing alternative facts?

    Fox News faced a stark choice in light of President Donald Trump’s defeat and the January 6 storming of the Capitol that followed his -- and the network’s -- constant lies about election fraud costing him the election.

    Fox could have committed itself to journalistic principles, enhanced the influence of its “news” side, and competed for viewers with CNN and MSNBC by offering conservative-leaning but reality-based programming. Instead, its executives have sided with its rabidly pro-Trump “opinion” side, signaling that it intends to compete with fringe-right Newsmax and One America News Network by doubling down on the inflammatory propaganda and conspiracy theories that incited its viewers over the last four years, culminating in January 6’s attempted coup by pro-Trump rioters."
    https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-throws-towel-its-news-side
     
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    Timothy McVeigh? 25 years ago? Then why not include the Weather Underground (aka Bill Ayers and Co), or how about the Puerto Rican Nationalists who breached the Capitol and wounded five Congressmen?
     
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    Sure, ready to go in the bunker?
     
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    can we pry traitor baby from the darkest corner?
     
  11. Aleksander Ulyanov

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    Countries that try to get by entirely on their home markets stop growing rather quickly. America prospers by selling to the world and that is what you are trying to cut off.

    HOW will it lead to "socialism"? It's a simple question, can you answer it? Or will you continue to "answer" questions that haven't even been asked and where the answer you give is wrong anyway?
     
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    It's not Trump trying for the Final Solution, that's all you and yours. And also of late your senile "get off my grass!" President Elect.
     
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    BFD, your bunch have been begging for it forever, got a problem now that they're facing it?
     
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    False.
     
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    false or not, got a problem with it?
     
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    .....only if you can lift the rock he crawled under.
     
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    you do, since you want to censor and destroy freedom of speech and support radicalism, from the left. Communism, suppression of speech, here we go!
     
  18. Aleksander Ulyanov

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    How are they a monopoly and how are they restricting access to the Internet. If you can't get on Parler then you can get on your OWN website. If you think that people are desperate to hear a conservative voice then why aren't you out there making a billion dollars?
     
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    we're merely going to destroy the destroyers, then free speech without the slobber will reign again
     
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    Clean your own house first, Lee.
     
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    I am only interested in FB. I have many relatives and friends. Some are conservative and some are liberal. My choice is to either go with FB where they restrict what can be put on there by political party or go somewhere else where I lose contact with friends and relatives. Neither is good and is all brought on by censorship by FB. I am considering getting rid of FB.
     
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    there's only surface dust in the Dem house while the never-right is at the bottom of the cesspool swamp
     
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    fb was created for fun, what kind of fun were you having if you're so mad at it now?
    what can't you do now that you want to do?
     
  24. Aleksander Ulyanov

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    That's what I said, get rid of FB and start your own.

    Facebook is a web page. It has a LOT of bandwidth and features but it is really nothing more than that, a Web page. You can start your own web page.
     
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  25. Seth Bullock

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    You’re making my case for me.:applause:
     
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