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redstateblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:22 PM
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When Does The Corporate Media Become The Fascist Media?
I think we are seeing what was once a somewhat subtle effort by GE, Viacom and the rest of the corporate media to support the idea of a permanent war morph into an all out assault on our democracy by the latest move by Sinclair to forcefeed the Bush agenda to a nation of mindless TV watchers who don't distinguish between news and propaganda- where will it end- hopefully with a Kerry victory!
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Steelangel Donating Member (731 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:23 PM
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1. Some said it start during on Nixon's term.
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:26 PM
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2. When it "coincidentally" cuts out during opposition commentary?
Just a thought, just a possibility...
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feistydem Donating Member (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:29 PM
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3. I think Sinclair Broadcasting has proven that we ARE THERE.
My father in-law, a Holocaust survivor, said of recent events in the U.S., "This is all starting to look frighteningly familiar."

He watched the Nazis take control from the center of Berlin.
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LisaLynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:31 PM
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4. 1:15 PM tomorrow? nt
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MatrixEscape Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:36 PM
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5. It IS the Fascist media ... has been for a while now!
Edited on Mon Oct-11-04 11:39 PM by MatrixEscape
Ur-Fascism has been taking more and more control for a long time. Look at what is called news!

A Kerry victory is only a small step, but a very important one. The money owns the media and the Government right now. They lobby and they control. They massage and manipulate. We are supposed to fall in line?

We are seeing the most dangerous and growing gap between the wealthy in the poor in history. Does that underscore the problem enough? The power flows with the money. Follow the money and you can see that.

When the people go back in time and read Thomas Jefferson and attempt to enforce what he said and believed about the country he founded, then we are on the right track.

I actually think that Kerry would be with more us on that particular vein. Bush would crush us for even daring to thinking about it. He has PNAC on his mind and wants us to use our country to dominate the world while we lose our political power here.
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Touchdown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:42 PM
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6. 1987.
You'll have to guess the significance of that year. Hint...FCC-FD-RR, and...

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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:57 PM
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8. Ronnie Raygunned the Fairness Doctrine,
Edited on Mon Oct-11-04 11:59 PM by Algorem
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knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:49 PM
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7. i became aware in the nixon era
history is very important today-stalin, hitler, PROPAGANDA MATRIX
thank god for the internet. i do believe we are witnessing the turning point
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Cobalt Violet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-04 11:57 PM
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9. Are we there yet? Yes, we are.
And it is a growing menace. I Sinclair gets away with this the flood gate will be open wide for the most blatant fascist flaunting.
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