@8124 @Properganda If you know that something's a propaganda outlet, and you're still licensing your content to them, then you're culpable. We live in a world where information is constantly weaponized and traditional media organizations are going to have to adapt to the new reality. They're not doing that.
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⬆️ @acarson @8124 @Properganda
There’s a reason why I chose “food” as an analogy above 🙂
Food vendor’s business is to sell food, not punish alleged criminals.
It is Israel’s right to ban Al Jazeera if they’ve determined that AJ promotes propaganda detrimental to Israel’s security.
It is not AssociatedPress’ responsibility to discriminate between 1000s of its licensees
@rameshgupta @8124 @Properganda While we’re at it, can we just admire the irony of the same people who have been screaching for years now about how Fox News should be banned because misinformation are now outraged because Israel is banning media outlets? Just trying to claw some positivity out of this timeline.
⬆️ @acarson @8124 @Properganda
US should’ve banned Fox News LONG ago as a malicious foreign propaganda outlet.
It can and still do this on military bases, which are exempt from civilian laws including First Amendment challenges. There is NO REASON to allow hostile propaganda on our military bases. It is a dire national security risk, considering the likes of Mike Flynn and Jan6 insurrection
@acarson @rameshgupta @Properganda Hadn’t thought of that! And i remember when it was possible to tune into RT on American television.
@rameshgupta @8124 @Properganda Oh I’m not disagreeing with this at all. Just pointing out the irony of the sudden love of the First Amendment and “culture of free speech” by anti-Israel types.
@8124 @rameshgupta @Properganda First Amendment absolutism is going to be the death of us.
⬆️ @acarson @8124 @Properganda
>> First Amendment absolutism is going to be the death of us
Second Amendment too
@rameshgupta @8124 @Properganda Yeah that too but only one online trashfire at a time please it’s better for all of our sanity.
⬆️ @acarson @8124 @Properganda
>> only one online trashfire at a time please it’s better for all of our sanity.
LOL. We will need gallows humor to maintain our sanity and stave off depression when Trump is re-elected
@acarson @rameshgupta @Properganda If i’m going to steel-man the case for Fox News, just look at the trajectory of Tucker Carlson. He went from semi-tethered to reality, to regurgitating North Korean style propaganda about grocery stores, interviewing Putin without sticking up for his “colleagues” in his supposed profession, etc.
Also, Bret Baier is the one righteous show left on the network after Chris Wallace left. If Bret leaves too then i am fresh out of good things to say about them.
@rameshgupta @8124 @Properganda We need gallows humor now. Or at least I do. And yes we’ll need it in spades because he’s probably getting re-elected.
@8124 @rameshgupta @Properganda Also Tucker’s antisemitism don’t forget that. And he has the ear of Trump.