Could Trump try to copy his friend Putin by restricting the opposition, free speech a

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  • Net NutNet Nut Posts: 10,286
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    " John McCain warns suppressing free speech is how dictators get started."

    https://mic.com/articles/169042/john-mccain-warns-suppressing-free-speech-is-how-dictators-get-started#.oyaluMMrB

    " It appears that “Trump’s primary criteria for determining whether or not a media outlet is ‘fake’ hinges on whether or not the media outlet is supportive of the president and his policies.”

    http://www.inquisitr.com/3993890/donald-trumps-media-war-is-an-assault-on-free-speech/


    It's true the the first thing dictators do is try and shut down the press like Hitler and Putin?
  • Blockz99Blockz99 Posts: 5,045
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    no ....how many times does it need to be said that the US is not Russia ....it's is a democracy that has lasted for 250 years without producing a dictator or stifling free speech (though the hysteria of the short lived mccartney era came close) . There are three branches of government that ensure a balance . Theres the constitution that enshrines free speech.
    Its disappointing that were still getting lazy posters who can't be bothered to do a bit of research regarding this question.
  • BlairdennonBlairdennon Posts: 14,207
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    Net Nut wrote: »
    " John McCain warns suppressing free speech is how dictators get started."

    https://mic.com/articles/169042/john-mccain-warns-suppressing-free-speech-is-how-dictators-get-started#.oyaluMMrB

    " It appears that “Trump’s primary criteria for determining whether or not a media outlet is ‘fake’ hinges on whether or not the media outlet is supportive of the president and his policies.”

    http://www.inquisitr.com/3993890/donald-trumps-media-war-is-an-assault-on-free-speech/


    It's true the the first thing dictators do is try and shut down the press like Hitler and Putin?

    Well it seems that the criteria one attributes to Trump is what many others do when one chooses alternative sites for gathering information. They are dismissed as hate sites, biased organisations, far right mouthpieces and daily fascist (or heil).
    There is no doubt that many news organisations were anti Trump in the US during the campaign and reported with that editorial bias. Similarly many here were the same. Trump does not need the press because he never had the press. It is interesting how the show is progressing and those that support Trump largely dismiss the press as biased. This is partly the fault of the press for leaning more to partisan rather than informative journalism.
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