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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWTF. When did saying Nazis are bad become divisive, or saying the press is the "enemy of the people
CNN had a panel discussion where Bill Crystal was there discussing that President Obama's speech was divisive
This IS the problem with the republican party because they aren't calling out evil when it is right before their eyes, and much of the media making this a legitimate talking point, which effectively legitimizes such things as debateable
No, legitimizing racism, nazis, or calling the press the enemy of the people is NOT DEBATABLE
FlightRN
(194 posts)I refuse to watch their Jerry Springer type guests any longer.
For delicate ears, pardon my language.
onecaliberal
(32,916 posts)still_one
(92,435 posts)that does this, they seem to try to give a voice to hate groups, something an Alex Jones would do, that standard media outlets really shouldn't engage in my view
FlightRN
(194 posts)I am very angry that people who deal in conspiracies and far-right ideologies are given any coverage at all.
To me it can act as a tool to recruit the lost or the less educated directly to that person and their views. Steve Bannon, Alex Jones, etc. It is irresponsible and dangerous and we already have Fox News, we dont need other news outlets to normalize this behavior further.
onecaliberal
(32,916 posts)Hitler was a joke at first too. 20 years later not so much. He killed millions of people, we cant settle for normalizing this in any way.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)JHB
(37,163 posts)...that Trump is drag-racing on.
And they paved it for themselves to use. Their complaint is that they only get to use the shoulder.
Because the person scheduling air time for Kristol sure as hell forgets that. Or his/her boss.