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‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt
(www.theguardian.com)
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If there is evidence, can he not be charged? A lot of harm has been suffered by a lot of people from the actions directed by this one man. Death, disease, destruction - he's been a busy man, making money from harming others.
Anyone can be charged with any violation. He’s a billionaire who - specific to this scenario - gained much of his billions by using the press as a cudgel to get the political system to yield to him. He will never be held to account in his lifetime.
As a side note, it’s more clear every single day that media literacy and critical thinking must be core competencies for everyone. We’ve skated on this for a hundred years and the planet is almost dead.
People too busy pumping music into their heads to have any time to actually silently think.
Critical thinking is such a rare commodity.
People too busy working multiple jobs because they're drowning in debt I think is a lot more common of an issues. The way things have become allow very little time for critical thinking not.
Plus the whole issues of schools being underfunded. A lot of kids probably aren't even learning critical thinking skills or even being taught the importance of them. Anytime pre-workforce or secondary education is spent enjoying life while they still can (at least that's what I was told at that age to do).
There be nothing you could get to stick, he'd just trot out "we were just asking questions" or "there was no consensus amongst climate scientists so we reported both sides". He'll escape any sort of justice this side of someone pushing him down the stairs (his grandkids can't be beat pleased about the world they'll have to live in but he raked in enough cash to get them on the last space ship off this dying earth so...).