I’m pretty sure the Gubmint doesn’t censor the media here in America! …after all, if they DID censor it, all of its citizens would be in a constant state of outrage
Maybe the media and the government are controlled by private interests. After all, money does the talking & heavily influences lawmaking in this world.
Old old Wizard of Id: an earl is visiting Id. He is walking with the king and asks a peasant “how do they treat you here?” The peasant says “I can’t complain.” The earl: “how nice. Why is that?” Peasant: “it’s forbidden.”
Freedom of the Press. He who owns the press publish anything they want. It’s up to the reader to decide whether it is true or not.
I trust the mainstream media very little. Fox News even less and social media not at all.
The main problem I have with the media isn’t with how they report what they consider news (I’ve been trained on how to spot biases), it’s what they suppress. What an outlet does not report says a lot about its beliefs.
I believe the New York Times when it says “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” So who decides what is fit to print? They are admitting that they are a multi-page editorial media.
When Twitter allows the Taliban and Al-Qaeda on but not a former President, their credibility goes right out the window. Same for F/B and Instagram. Break ’em uo!
The government encourages social media to do that job for it. Facebook just hired John Branscome, staff director and chief counsel for the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Technology at a huge salary to turn the heat off.
We are being lied to. No one can tell the truth from the lies. We don’t need to censor anything when we pollute our media with dis- and mis- information.
Curious and bitterly ironic that today’s comments about the media and those concerning the Covid 19 Blues are expressed in almost the same terms. And, it appears all the implications are similar, i.e., nothing can be done to cure either. No wonder depression weighs so heavily.
Our Government has censored plenty in its time. WW II comes to mind. State secrets are important, however secrets of statesmen and stateswomen are a totally different matter. You can classify the A-Bomb but not the Marilyn Monroe bombshell. (Here’s to you Monica L.)
Proud to state that a couple of days ago I found out my comment had been deleted from Time Magazine.com AND my account was deleted from the Huffington Post on-line. No dissent tolerated!
But then it wouldn’t be censoring, just writing history and public thoughts to n coincide with lefty “thinking” (with a biiigggg question mark over that last verb)
Bring Back "The Good Place" over 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure the Gubmint doesn’t censor the media here in America! …after all, if they DID censor it, all of its citizens would be in a constant state of outrage
Enter.Name.Here over 3 years ago
Perfect. That’s all I’m saying. That’s all that needs saying.
montylc2001 over 3 years ago
This is a rehash. Must be getting low on ideas.
hariseldon59 over 3 years ago
Redacted!
dcandmx over 3 years ago
Maybe the media and the government are controlled by private interests. After all, money does the talking & heavily influences lawmaking in this world.
in-dubio-pro-rainbow over 3 years ago
There’s NOTHING censored here! Want a proof? Well, read THIS: —-****@×%$#!!!
littlejohn Premium Member over 3 years ago
Da,…. There is always Pravda, (they do tell the truth, don’t they), and all its subsidiaries in America.
Skeptical Meg over 3 years ago
“I can’t say” might have been a better answer.
Old old Wizard of Id: an earl is visiting Id. He is walking with the king and asks a peasant “how do they treat you here?” The peasant says “I can’t complain.” The earl: “how nice. Why is that?” Peasant: “it’s forbidden.”
Dan6652 over 3 years ago
It’s actually the other way around …
preacherman Premium Member over 3 years ago
I wonder where the slabs come from. Who keeps the stack of slabs topped off? And, how do they make those wooden slabs?
dflak over 3 years ago
Freedom of the Press. He who owns the press publish anything they want. It’s up to the reader to decide whether it is true or not.
I trust the mainstream media very little. Fox News even less and social media not at all.
The main problem I have with the media isn’t with how they report what they consider news (I’ve been trained on how to spot biases), it’s what they suppress. What an outlet does not report says a lot about its beliefs.
I believe the New York Times when it says “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” So who decides what is fit to print? They are admitting that they are a multi-page editorial media.
My First Premium Member over 3 years ago
When Twitter allows the Taliban and Al-Qaeda on but not a former President, their credibility goes right out the window. Same for F/B and Instagram. Break ’em uo!
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
The media tells some of the story most of the time, and embellishes the stories all the time.
tcayer over 3 years ago
The MEDIA censors the government. Nothing that doesn’t conform to their Liberal agenda gets any coverage at all!
blakerl over 3 years ago
Our Government does not censor the media except you can’t say “*&%@#$” or “#$&**!” and those other seven words you can’t say on television."
Michael G. over 3 years ago
“Who wants to know? What are their names?”
Watchdog over 3 years ago
The government encourages social media to do that job for it. Facebook just hired John Branscome, staff director and chief counsel for the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Technology at a huge salary to turn the heat off.
Durak Premium Member over 3 years ago
What nonsense. No one is censoring anything.
We are being lied to. No one can tell the truth from the lies. We don’t need to censor anything when we pollute our media with dis- and mis- information.
rickseg over 3 years ago
I always get a laugh when I see that rock with the pile of slabs on it. How convenient!
sandpiper over 3 years ago
Curious and bitterly ironic that today’s comments about the media and those concerning the Covid 19 Blues are expressed in almost the same terms. And, it appears all the implications are similar, i.e., nothing can be done to cure either. No wonder depression weighs so heavily.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Our Government has censored plenty in its time. WW II comes to mind. State secrets are important, however secrets of statesmen and stateswomen are a totally different matter. You can classify the A-Bomb but not the Marilyn Monroe bombshell. (Here’s to you Monica L.)
Baer321 over 3 years ago
Wood ducks nest up to 70 feet up in a tree. Shortly after hatching, they jump to the forest floor, get up and follow their mother to the water.
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
Proud to state that a couple of days ago I found out my comment had been deleted from Time Magazine.com AND my account was deleted from the Huffington Post on-line. No dissent tolerated!
zeexenon over 3 years ago
I’m confused … I thought slabs had corpses on them.
Display over 3 years ago
Use media bias information sites and fact check sources.
Now, shall we talk about what’s been done to “Internet neutrality” lately? Say over the past few years?
EXCALABUR over 3 years ago
I wish the media was censored, but not by the Government
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 3 years ago
No need to, the press is in league with them, at least that is what each side believes.
spaced man spliff over 3 years ago
Those slabs float. Are they wood? Or even better, Styrofoam?
christelisbetty over 3 years ago
“The truth is not the truth”- Former Mayor of America, Rudy Giuliani
yaakovashoshana over 3 years ago
There’s no such thing as free press unless you actually own one. Everyone is pushing an agenda.
aussie399 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Lefty?
aussie399 Premium Member about 3 years ago
But then it wouldn’t be censoring, just writing history and public thoughts to n coincide with lefty “thinking” (with a biiigggg question mark over that last verb)