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And the unconstitutional assault on the 1st amendment keeps on coming.

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[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 103 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I do think that again, we are in the midst of a massive shift in dynamics in the media ecosystem for lots of reasons, again, including the permission structure that President Trump's election has provided," the FCC chief said.

The fascists with the real power have abandoned their masks. The fascists with ambitions for power still wear them. For now.

The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last. (RIP Gene Wilder)

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

I always had the impression that there was an underlying censorship issue over in the US (what with everyone there hearing nothing good about Palestinians for the past half century) but to have it be so open and discussed in such a euphemistic and yet banal way, wow. I wonder how these quotes we are seeing on our screens will be remembered.

“Permission structure” on its own is incredible.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been predicting since Trump got elected that we'll see streaming services purge their LGBT content

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 year ago

It's gonna be a lot more than streaming services purged.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

What would constitute that content? Any show/movie with even one such character and/or plot line? Because that would be nearly all of them, at least more recent content?

Is it going to be nothing but bullshit Hallmark schlocky xmas movies? I'm bracing myself for a whole stream of shitty "wholesome" content being cranked out by Hollywood. 🤮

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Remember the movie the dark knight rises? When bane takes over the city and people take over and throw out the rich and put them on trial? Yea we need something like that now.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Fascists aren't done until someone forcefully removes them from power.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Watching Chuck Schumer fight harder to protect Jimmy Kimmel than Hind Rajab.

Liberal politics in a nutshell.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're not done yet ruining the country for every normal American. We want every reasonable person in this country to be absolutely miserable because Taco is not only such a terrible human being, but also such a tender snowflake that cannot have normal Americans pointing out that he is hated by most of the country.

[–] MoreZombies@piefed.au 8 points 1 year ago

and much of the world

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Oh your day will come buddy. Your master won’t live forever.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How long before American media becomes like North American media? Just propaganda 24/7.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did you mean to say North Korean media?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy shit was that ever a Freudian slip! Fixed now. LOL

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

It still says North American.. But I say keep it. It will be a real concern in the future

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Not for long!!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear Kim Jong un can fly.

I heard he can punch through like half a sheet of paper edgewise without wrinkling the paper and poops lasers

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Already saw photoshop/AI of SpokesBarbie's head on that woman from North Korean State TV.

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find it funny that this always gets posted when people make comparisons to North Korea, which is pretty much always chosen because it's like the poster child for shit human rights. Do you want them to pick the Congo instead or something?

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The user is from ML.

There is big chance he is a teenager roleplaying as a communist online.

This be fair Asia has some of the most powerful illiberal states in the world.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago

Another day another treason

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Constitution is a dusty relic to this regime.

i feel more like republicans have constitution dust in their ass cracks from wiping with it so much.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is why you don't cave. That just means they know who to go after every time they want to fool powerful

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The Gleichschaltung has started.