I don’t like Murdoch because I saw him brainwash my parents. My stepfather died in 2017 believing the nonsense. My mother saw the light after Covid and the attack on the Capitol. She stopped watching it, but many of her elderly friends still do.
Yeah , forget about all the foreign lobbyists (i.e. Aipac) the fact that Supreme court passed Citizens United in 2010 and allowed Unlimited money to rule #USA
Its just this Foxnews guy not Reagen who Removed the fairness doctrine
I can’t help but wonder how far back this goes and one with a plan with Trump first ran when he won when he was running a second time. And how many people are in on it are the Republicans in Congress and this didn’t end on it.
Murdoch, even if australian is just one of the many faces of american racism, religious fanaticism, and crony capitalism, the three main pillars of republican party.
If there wasn't murdoch, some other slime would fill the hole.
Maybe not the original desecrater of the 1st Amendment but potentially the GOAT. Nope - abuser. Murdoch abused the 1st Amendment making publishing lies perfectly acceptable, leaving it wide open for a new abuser to capitalize on that atmosphere for his own purposes at the expense of the constitution
When you have so much money and power, democracy isn't good. You don't want to have to convince and manipulate people all the time to get what you want. It's a lot easier to be able to dictate. He played the long game. Pollute the public mind so he would no longer have to manipulate for every win.
Couldn’t agree more!!!
I don’t think the average person these days has any idea how much damage this evil scum has perpetrated on humanity in the pursuit of wealth. A pox upon him and all with similar ambition.
Not to condone what he and foxnotnews have done but unfortunately there’s a huge appetite and audience in the US for their lies and hatred (hat-red)
Nobody forces people to be stupid and gullible.
I can’t imagine what goes wrong in the mind of a man who is well educated, successful, wealthy and powerful. He inherited wealth at 22, which may have been a factor. By all accounts, he was a cruel father who pitted one child against the other I. The belief of survival of the fittest.Very Nazi like.
He tried to disinherit three of his children because he believes they will take Fox in a moderate direction. He wants the lies to continue after he dies. Only one of his children is a rightwing extremists like him. What’s funny is the court didn’t allow him to disinherit the three moderate children.
Nope. The Fairness Doctrine was narrowly constitutional for application to holders of broadcast licenses. Cable channels do not have broadcast licenses.
It required *some* airtime for *diverse* viewpoints. Fox News has mayor Pete on occasionally. If it could apply to them, they meet it anyway.
Murdoch is a truly hateful little shit who has made a fortune peddling the kind of hate filled rhetoric that has harmed every nation where has owned newspapers, radio and TV stations. He is guilty of political vandalism.
Why isn't the DOJ investigating eBay and PayPal as interlocking directorates? Peter Thiel was instrumental in creating both. Most eBay merchants will sell only to buyers who pay with PayPal and ship only to addresses certified by PayPal. Thiel owns a large chunk of both.
It is no longer mandatory to use PayPal but in the beginning it definitely was.
And to this day there are many eBay merchants that still adhere to that policy.
I frequently shop on eBay and pay with PayPal because of the customer satisfaction money back guarantee.
When Rupert (94) croaks, Lachlan can’t take over the Fux Lie Empire -they lost the trust case. James (Harris supporter), Prudence (concerned about climate) & Elisabeth can dismantle the cesspit.
Manipulating information to help the state maintain power isn’t forever.
Murdoch and Limbaugh! Two people began the destruction process of America. OrangeRapist simply finished the job by putting the final nail in America's coffin.
If there is ever a civil war, remember the rightwing propagandists are responsible for all of this. They have been lying 24/7 to viewers/listeners for decades. I have to end it there to keep from getting in trouble.
Hope it was worth an old white dude… Cause you know we all die and you can’t take it with you…And your legacy is going to be remembered as the one that destroyed democracy in this country!!! A$$!!!!!!
We underestimate Ronald Reagan’s role in our current state. He was nothing but an actor who was carefully engineered and steered into the role the extremist right needed him to play.
Yep. Those of us who were screaming in 1979, thanks for not listening. People didn't listen for 8 years or when Poppi became prez. Clinton tried to fix the damage from those 2, but the Rethugs hated HRC so much that they blocked everything. GOPs have been f-ing us for 50 years.
When he dies Lachlan loses control to his siblings according to the trust, the courts denied Rupert's attempt to change it in Lachlan's favor last year. Thoughts and prayers Rupert.
You mean Lachlan's brother I believe, there is also a sister. They were not happy with the $785 million cost of lying, they are money whores though so bottom line is their metric but I would be happy with stopping the outright lies for now and total destruction as a long term goal.
As I understand, there are four Murdoch children who are slated to each receive an equal share of News Corp.
Lachlan stands alone as he is outvoted by his siblings in keeping Fox News on course.
No, from what I understand Rupert Murdoch tried to change the terms of his will to exclude his other children and give Lachlan sole control of News Corp and Fox because he is much farther to the right in some ways than the others who are very solidly to the left on more or less everything.
Not his Will. It was the terms of a Trust which was part of the divorce settlement between Rupert and Anna Murdoch. Anna Murdoch insisted the Trust ensured that all four of his eldest children would have equal voting rights in the business. I don't think she trusted him. She knew what might happen.
I HAVE SAID THIS OVER AND OVER FOR YEARS AND YEARS UNTIL I'M BLUE IN THE FACE AND IT IS STILL 100% ACCURATE: THE FOX PROPAGANDA CHANNEL IS IN LARGE PART RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS COUNTRY. LIES AND DISINFORMATION 24/7. I AM EMBARRASSED TO TELL MY INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS I AM AN AMERICAN.
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Its just this Foxnews guy not Reagen who Removed the fairness doctrine
If there wasn't murdoch, some other slime would fill the hole.
No justice for this one.
I don’t think the average person these days has any idea how much damage this evil scum has perpetrated on humanity in the pursuit of wealth. A pox upon him and all with similar ambition.
Nobody forces people to be stupid and gullible.
And the Fairness Doctrine would not have changed anything.
It required *some* airtime for *diverse* viewpoints. Fox News has mayor Pete on occasionally. If it could apply to them, they meet it anyway.
It helped spread rightwing propaganda.
@warren.senate.gov
And to this day there are many eBay merchants that still adhere to that policy.
I frequently shop on eBay and pay with PayPal because of the customer satisfaction money back guarantee.
Among others…
Manipulating information to help the state maintain power isn’t forever.
Lachlan stands alone as he is outvoted by his siblings in keeping Fox News on course.