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Re: Is Today's News From Washington A Sign of Darker Times Ahead
In another sign of the coming apocalypse from the most dangerous man on the Earth (and no, I'm NOT being sarcastic - I firmly believe that's what he is) The White House has now launched its own "news" website, where the only news is fake or exaggerated tales of how wonderful the current President is and how everything he does is right.
If this sounds familiar, it's because every dictatorship on the planet does the same thing, be it North Korea, China or Russia. The only difference is that there's still a free press in the U.S. to report the other side. At least, for now. But expect attacks against the media to increase as this interminable term continues.
The White House Newswire
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Re: Is Today's News From Washington A Sign of Darker Times Ahead
I don't think that some politics on this board is a bad thing at all. If it was taking over then yes, but that is not what SOWNY is about, and politics is far from taking over the site. Also whether we want to admit it, a bit of politics (which often has a media connection anyway) makes SOWNY a more interesting place. We can only talk about the weather and what radio commercials we hate so many times...
And whether some on here like it or not, politics and media/broadcasting are often hard to separate. Trump is a very media focused politician, he talks about broadcasting, media, ratings, even showbusiness all the time, and he mixes all of this with regular politics and government.
Even though politics in Canada isn't as media focused as in the US, it is always good to compare the two styles of government and politics. Our election earlier this week is an example of how different the two countries really are concerning government and how politics is handled by media and the voter.
What I don't like that has happened a bit is when we get someone posting extreme positions or outright lies, or feel the need to use profanity which seems to be filled with anger. Mean spirited personal attacks are always a no-no and anyone who routinely goes over the line should be banned. Any routine offender should be given a chance to apologize once or twice. If that doesn't happen and they continue to cross the line...See ya..
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Re: Is Today's News From Washington A Sign of Darker Times Ahead
I think that some appropriate political discourse is beneficial. There are things occurring now that have not occurred in the first world for a very long time, and many in the broadcasting industry are being affected by it. Let them talk it out.
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RadioActive wrote:
'Have I forgotten anything?'
Yes. This is a SOWNY radio forum.Agreed. I'm also guilty of feeding into it (see the 60 Minutes thread) but at least that's about broadcasting.
Still, the fact that this thread has attracted an astounding 10,000 page views alone shows that it's of interest to people. So I've pretty much left it alone. Hopefully, the local election stuff will die down and this will eventually follow.
RA, you are a wonderful moderator with an even hand.
I think there is room for some political discussion as long as the entire board isn't devoured by it. This is one of only a few threads talking politics and I really appreciate some of the insights expressed here. What's happening in the U.S. does affect us.
Being one of very few threads that have turned political, it should be easy enough to skip if it offends someone.
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Re: Is Today's News From Washington A Sign of Darker Times Ahead
I'm going to reiterate my earlier prediction from last month that Trump and his cohorts are going to set up a massive crypto currency bubble. Think back to the insanity of the tech bubble from the mid-1990s to 2000 and plan accordingly. More importantly if you see friends or family falling for this scam, warn them to steer clear. This will undoubtedly bankrupt a lot of fools (especially Americans) as the collapse of the tech bubble did a generation earlier.
Edit: 764,000 MAGA suckers have apparently already been burned.
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