But who watches the watchmen?

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Topic - Vietnam War. Big Tobacco. Global warming (fossil fuels). Iraq War. - tinear 06:42:41 09/22/21 (29)

RE: Vietnam War. Big Tobacco. Global warming (fossil fuels). Iraq War. - beach cruiser 22:08:41 09/22/21 (1)

RE: Vietnam War. Big Tobacco. Global warming (fossil fuels). Iraq War. - pictureguy 18:43:20 09/23/21 (0)

Of course, there is - jedrider 15:50:51 09/22/21 (0)

Too many big topics! But I'll take a crack a few of them... - vacuous 12:54:40 09/22/21 (25)

Here's my take on MSM: it's held to a very different standard by those who - tinear 15:01:32 09/22/21 (24)

So the question is, which news sources are the most reliable? - vacuous 15:56:26 09/22/21 (23)

The problem is confusing opinion with news. - ghost of olddude55 04:40:19 09/23/21 (22)

That's a whole lot different than deliberate dissemination of disinformation. - vacuous 11:25:23 09/23/21 (21)

But that's opinion. It's propaganda. - ghost of olddude55 12:51:11 09/23/21 (19)

Nope (as I see it.) Opinion, however warped, is tolerable. Outright lies should never be tolerated. (nt) - vacuous 13:11:54 09/23/21 (18)

I agree... opinion is "tolerable", but should be advertised as such... - dark_dave56 04:49:22 09/24/21 (0)

But who watches the watchmen? - ghost of olddude55 13:38:45 09/23/21 (13)

Who watches the watchmen? A free press does that job! It's the best way to hold govt to account. - vacuous 13:55:35 09/23/21 (12)

But the problem is that people who eat up propaganda don't believe in the press is free. - ghost of olddude55 14:47:29 09/23/21 (10)

RE: But the problem is that people who eat up propaganda don't believe in the press is free. - rivervalley817 15:28:47 09/23/21 (0)

Yup. Can't stop a nation of dolts from drinking from a poisoned well... - vacuous 15:22:42 09/23/21 (8)

You really think Congress is going to repeal the 1996 Telecommunications Act? - ghost of olddude55 16:01:08 09/23/21 (5)

Well, there used to be something called the Fairness Doctrine. Lasted for decades. - vacuous 16:57:25 09/23/21 (4)

We DO need the Fairness Doctrine back, but no way that's going to happen. nt. - MWE 18:36:40 09/23/21 (0)

RE: Well, there used to be something called the Fairness Doctrine. Lasted for decades. - nilknarf 17:26:29 09/23/21 (2)

EVERYONE has decisions made for them, often without being aware of it. It's an intrinsic part of life. nt. - MWE 18:40:55 09/23/21 (1)

so true that. nt - nilknarf 18:50:33 09/23/21 (0)

I read WaPo... - ghost of olddude55 15:48:50 09/23/21 (0)

RE: Yup. Can't stop a nation of dolts from drinking from a poisoned well... - rivervalley817 15:30:48 09/23/21 (0)

RE: Who watches the watchmen? A free press does that job! It's the best way to hold govt to account. - nilknarf 14:09:32 09/23/21 (0)

RE: Nope (as I see it.) Opinion, however warped, is tolerable. Outright lies should never be tolerated. (nt) - nilknarf 13:26:42 09/23/21 (2)

We're already there. - ghost of olddude55 13:42:23 09/23/21 (0)

Now, THAT would be interesting. And likely the end of human society. nt. - MWE 13:34:00 09/23/21 (0)

That would be ideal, but that genie is probably out of the bottle... - MWE 12:03:13 09/23/21 (0)

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But who watches the watchmen? - ghost of olddude55 13:38:45 09/23/21 (13)

Who watches the watchmen? A free press does that job! It's the best way to hold govt to account. - vacuous 13:55:35 09/23/21 (12)

But the problem is that people who eat up propaganda don't believe in the press is free. - ghost of olddude55 14:47:29 09/23/21 (10)

RE: But the problem is that people who eat up propaganda don't believe in the press is free. - rivervalley817 15:28:47 09/23/21 (0)

Yup. Can't stop a nation of dolts from drinking from a poisoned well... - vacuous 15:22:42 09/23/21 (8)

You really think Congress is going to repeal the 1996 Telecommunications Act? - ghost of olddude55 16:01:08 09/23/21 (5)

Well, there used to be something called the Fairness Doctrine. Lasted for decades. - vacuous 16:57:25 09/23/21 (4)

We DO need the Fairness Doctrine back, but no way that's going to happen. nt. - MWE 18:36:40 09/23/21 (0)

RE: Well, there used to be something called the Fairness Doctrine. Lasted for decades. - nilknarf 17:26:29 09/23/21 (2)

EVERYONE has decisions made for them, often without being aware of it. It's an intrinsic part of life. nt. - MWE 18:40:55 09/23/21 (1)

so true that. nt - nilknarf 18:50:33 09/23/21 (0)

I read WaPo... - ghost of olddude55 15:48:50 09/23/21 (0)

RE: Yup. Can't stop a nation of dolts from drinking from a poisoned well... - rivervalley817 15:30:48 09/23/21 (0)

RE: Who watches the watchmen? A free press does that job! It's the best way to hold govt to account. - nilknarf 14:09:32 09/23/21 (0)

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