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themaguffin

(4,691 posts) Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:01 PM Sep 15

The rapid media collapse & rapid increased attacks on free speech is like the run to the Iraq war, but much worse. [View all]

and they love it. They fucking love it. They want to chock and suppress speech everywhere possible.

There is a potential for a lot of Phil Donahue and the Dixie Chicks style cancelling now. We're already seeing it - from Matthew Dowd to The Post writer and random firing of everyday employees.

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The rapid media collapse & rapid increased attacks on free speech is like the run to the Iraq war, but much worse. [View all] themaguffin Sep 15 OP

Our overlords want a civil war, not a revolution n/t leftstreet Sep 15 #1

Yes most everyone was bloodthirsty, demanding we invade Iraq and kill people. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #2

I remember thinking just a few years later... early days of social media... wow, this could have made a difference. Nope themaguffin Sep 15 #4

Yes the propaganda would have been much worse. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #5

Fascists do what fascists do. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 15 #3

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