And the conversion to authoritarianism is entering the final stages.
this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2024
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Final stages? I think you might be surprised how much worse things can/will get.
No, its just we won't be converting then. We will BE an authoritarian nation when everything gets much worse.
A few observations:
- This won't be the first time those media outlets have been sued for libel. It's a common enough occurrence that they keep lawyers around ready to litigate. So this isn't as chilling as Trump might hope.
- Litigation means discovery. If Trump wants to win, he'll have to turn over his private records to NYT lawyers. If he refuses then his case will be thrown out.
- Once Trump takes office, it will be harder to pull this kind of crap. Only private individuals can sue for defamation, the government cannot.
They will make it legal for government to not only sue but prosecute and jail journalists. Fascist playbook.
Yeah, I'm not sure why people expect his administration to follow the established rules.
Yeah, this is the bunch that would like to see people like Jack Smith murdered for merely doing their jobs.
They already normalized your hate and idiocy, you mad they called you out on the Opinion pages?
Agreed. The fact that he's butthurt about milquetoast things like NYT says a lot.
Bye bye first amendment rights!
Only when it's negatively reporting on obese oompa-loompa.
Washington Post? Wasn’t Bezos licking your orange taint by silencing his editorial department enough of a payoff?
Not enough
Nothing is ever enough.
There is a razor sharp golden sword that will be wielded against the government called the First Amendment. Fuck off orange pumpkin!
When the idiots have captured essentially every branch of the government there’s no one left who will bother enforcing the constitution against themselves.
But they repeatedly promised while campaigning that they are the party of free speech! Surely they didn’t just lie to my face??
They are for freezed peach like the Nazis are for "peace" - if there is no opposition, those in agreement (and are the "right" kind of people) can have all the free speech and peace they want.
Cry, bitch.
Edit: Bitch == Trump
This guy fascists.
Sorry, I'm talking about Trump. I'm saying he should cry and that he's a bitch.
Ahh, that makes more sense
I wonder if they think the bOtHsIdEs coverage was worth it....
Well, this feels a lot like Hungary.