So you have an organisation which very reliably publishes information to the citizens about what its managers are doing. That's what actual journalism is about, not the stuff you see on CNN or MSNBC.
So the managers tell you where to look instead: that Assange doesn't look after his cat. That he's a rapist and a bail jumper and a Russian stooge like Trump.For the rest nothing to see.
This is an assault on the freedom of the press. The purpose of all the propaganda is to make you cheer it. And by God, that is what you're doing.
You had me until the arbitrary mention of Trump. I am no fan, but the fact that a whole bunch seem to lump him into anything unsavory regardless of evidence or even relevance to the discussion borders on pathological. Especially when a little digging shows evidence of the Clintons profiting and benefiting much more from Russian association than Trump ever has... Big donation to Clinton foundation, voila, shortly thereafter Sec of State Clinton allows controlling interest in Uranium supply to be sold to Soviets. Truth of the matter is once you get to that level in politics they are pretty much all dirt bags. But when you sully an otherwise salient point just to get your dig in on Trump, it seems arbitrary and juvenile and really does not further your cause other than mental hi 5s from those already in agreement with you. If that is what you are going for then more power to you, but if you are making an attempt at gaining ground with undecided or those in less agreement, it just seems petty.
But what do I know.
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So you have an organisation which very reliably publishes information to the citizens about what its managers are doing. That's what actual journalism is about, not the stuff you see on CNN or MSNBC. So the managers tell you where to look instead: that Assange doesn't look after his cat. That he's a rapist and a bail jumper and a Russian stooge like Trump.For the rest nothing to see. This is an assault on the freedom of the press. The purpose of all the propaganda is to make you cheer it. And by God, that is what you're doing.
You had me until the arbitrary mention of Trump. I am no fan, but the fact that a whole bunch seem to lump him into anything unsavory regardless of evidence or even relevance to the discussion borders on pathological. Especially when a little digging shows evidence of the Clintons profiting and benefiting much more from Russian association than Trump ever has... Big donation to Clinton foundation, voila, shortly thereafter Sec of State Clinton allows controlling interest in Uranium supply to be sold to Soviets. Truth of the matter is once you get to that level in politics they are pretty much all dirt bags. But when you sully an otherwise salient point just to get your dig in on Trump, it seems arbitrary and juvenile and really does not further your cause other than mental hi 5s from those already in agreement with you. If that is what you are going for then more power to you, but if you are making an attempt at gaining ground with undecided or those in less agreement, it just seems petty. But what do I know.