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FirefighterJo

(212 posts)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 05:06 AM Jul 2021

I don't get it

In Europe, when a 'news' channel spews lies, they are facing accountability and even severe charges. In the US, apparantly anything goes when you name yourself 'the Press' Fuck news would already be out of business years ago in Europe. As a matter of fact. You cannot acces Fuck news here, only through pay per view... Misinformation will be the death of the US. As stated here on DU, Americans live in a non existant dream of freedom and care. Such a pity.

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I don't get it (Original Post) FirefighterJo Jul 2021 OP
when they were sued for lying about voting machines Skittles Jul 2021 #1
Exactly FirefighterJo Jul 2021 #2
I think Biden is far from perfect Skittles Jul 2021 #3
Yep, the Trump years illustrated how vulnerable our system is to an unstable despot tanyev Jul 2021 #5
That is... FirefighterJo Jul 2021 #6
And for spreading misinformation YoshidaYui Jul 2021 #4

Skittles

(153,150 posts)
1. when they were sued for lying about voting machines
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 05:15 AM
Jul 2021

I wondered, why aren't they sued for lying about everything else? I agree, they are doing tremendous damage to America....our domestic terrorists seem to be worse than any outside threat.

FirefighterJo

(212 posts)
2. Exactly
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 05:57 AM
Jul 2021

I spoke to our prime minister lately. Europe agrees that Joe Biden is the best thing that came to America. Really, he is perfect. But after him ? Europe has the shivers, the US ain't quite the stable ally today and with China and Russia roaring it's tail, geopolitically, we are at the brink of total war.

Skittles

(153,150 posts)
3. I think Biden is far from perfect
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 06:47 AM
Jul 2021

but I would have voted for a ham sandwich if they had ran it against Donald Fucking Trump.

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
5. Yep, the Trump years illustrated how vulnerable our system is to an unstable despot
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 08:33 AM
Jul 2021

if one of our two political parties decides to be fully complicit in his authoritarianism.

FirefighterJo

(212 posts)
6. That is...
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 08:39 PM
Jul 2021

What Europe troubles... No, Biden is human, so by definition he is not perfect. But believe me, he is an enlightment. Europe gets four years to get its shit together in sanity. Why don't we trust the US anymore? Because your voting system is like Russian roulette. Today you have sanity in the white house, what will bring tomorrow...

YoshidaYui

(41,831 posts)
4. And for spreading misinformation
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 06:51 AM
Jul 2021

should come with heavy Repercussions, Especially if it leads to massive deaths.

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