• EndRedStateSubsidies@leminal.space
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    18 hours ago

    This is as close to factual reporting as we’re likely to see for a minute. This isn’t satire; it’s sociopolitical commentary.

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      33 minutes ago

      Don’t shit on journalists. If the media is your enemy then you’re no better than MAGA.

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        16 minutes ago

        I have no issue with journalists, but you’re not going to find them on an entertainment channel. The Washington Post was rubber stamping war profiteering before Bozos bought them.

        The majority of outlets are owned by an ever concentrating number of billionaires. Blind trust is the last thing you want to give them.

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          7 minutes ago

          Random counterexample, John Oliver probably agrees more with you than me and he runs a comedy news show on HBO. There are tons of people just like him.

          The fact that Washington Posts’ Harris endorsement which Bezos prevented from printing was immediately leaked means the editors and owners do not have complete control of the narrative.

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        19 minutes ago

        When corporate media is primarily concerned with profit. That’s not free press.

        Which isn’t to say journalists don’t have a right to earn a living. But rather that shareholder profits have way more influence in what gets published then they should.

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          What you fail to realize is accruement of capital of many opposing businesses isn’t the enemy at this juncture.

          The unchecked power of an elected fascist dismantling democracy is.

          There is no all consuming hivemind that connects to people more as their wealth increases, they’re all competing against one another.