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La Coliniere

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2. It starts with the Powell Memorandum of 1971

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 05:33 PM

May 2025

when Louis Powell, in his notorious document, suggested, amongst other items, that Republicans and the business community should start their own media outlets to push back on liberal society and policies he felt were harming American businesses. Those with money, such as Murdock, heeded the call and here we are today. Propaganda be damned.

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