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62. Since when are Kamala Harris and Tim Walz "the left"

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 05:38 PM

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The Problem With Propaganda [View all] Initech Jan 11 OP

Pseudo Religious Institutions might be added GreenWave Jan 11 #1

i haven't figured their part out yet, other than leading the flock to slaughter rampartd Jan 11 #4

The religion part is to control the masses. hedda_foil Jan 11 #8

Opus Dei-dream. rubbersole Jan 11 #12

Religion is Cherokee100 Jan 11 #42

Pseudo religious institutions? paleotn Jan 11 #21

They saw it worked for RevMoon's goal to replace US democracy with theo-fascism. blm Jan 11 #2

Yes you understand our current reality quite well. Irish_Dem Jan 11 #3

Rupee being the oldest, moondust Jan 11 #5

The Problem With Propaganda Mr.Bee Jan 11 #6

The Solution to Propaganda is Bernardo de La Paz Jan 11 #17

Yes! We seriously need to do this! LymphocyteLover Jan 11 #18

Money is free speech, corporations are people gives rise to the age of the oligarchs. surfered Jan 11 #7

There are also billionaires on the Democratic Party side oldmanlynn Jan 11 #9

If there were a Go Fund Me page for truth, yellow dahlia Jan 11 #39

Not very many. Voltaire2 Jan 12 #55

Bezos was already rich. Mosby Jan 11 #10

Good point Mosby Buddyzbuddy Jan 11 #22

If you're already rich, you're buying to consolidate power so you get even richer. Initech Jan 11 #33

True Buddyzbuddy Jan 11 #41

They are addicts of the worst kind. Clouds Passing Jan 12 #49

they were ALL already rich Skittles Jan 11 #23

I look at it this way: Initech Jan 11 #34

It works until it doesn't jmbar2 Jan 11 #11

The bribing class makes the rules(NT) The Wizard Jan 11 #13

To Serve Man KT2000 Jan 11 #14

You would be surprised what well organized Dem supporters can accomplish by deploying their own propaganda Bernardo de La Paz Jan 11 #15

I don't disagree but what really pisses me off is that these individuals senseandsensibility Jan 11 #16

The problem with exaggeration is that it is propaganda. If Jeff Bezos bought the Post so he could turn it into a fascist Martin68 Jan 11 #19

All it takes is once. Buddyzbuddy Jan 11 #25

You can still catapult the fascist propaganda with "leftish" platforms Farmer-Rick Jan 12 #50

I challenge you to find a single endorsement of fascism or a fascist concept by the Post editorial staff. Martin68 Jan 12 #53

The mere fact Wapo did NOT endorse Harris Farmer-Rick Jan 12 #58

Sorry, not supporting the left is not fascism. I also see some weird conflation in this thread between fascism and Martin68 Jan 12 #59

I can write whatever I want to Farmer-Rick Jan 13 #60

Farmer, I neither wrote nor implied you can't write what you want to. I merely disagreed with you. Martin68 Jan 14 #64

Since when are Kamala Harris and Tim Walz "the left" JHB Jan 13 #62

Failing to endorse a presidential candidate is proof that the Post and Bezos did not come even close to engaging Martin68 Jan 12 #52

I did not state either Bezo's or the Post Buddyzbuddy Jan 13 #63

My only comment is to replace "get rich" with "get even more rich" JHB Jan 11 #20

JHB, are you claiming the Post makes a significant profit? On what do you base that claim? Martin68 Jan 12 #54

Those already-rich people bought those outlets to better shape opinions and perceptions JHB Jan 13 #61

Yes. When source-checking, snot Jan 11 #24

All of these guys were already rich before PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 11 #26

They seem to endlessly want to get richer MadameButterfly Jan 11 #29

Evidently money is the motivation for everything in the world even when obviously not, ideology is betsuni Jan 11 #35

eat the rich IA8IT Jan 11 #27

The Robber Barons used to MadameButterfly Jan 11 #28

When is enough (money) enough? No Vested Interest Jan 11 #30

Oh it never is for these fucks! Initech Jan 11 #32

Democrats have no real answer for this. alarimer Jan 11 #31

This. progressoid Jan 11 #36

Right On Baron2024 Jan 11 #37

My husband says if he won millions in the lottery, he would buy media. yellow dahlia Jan 11 #38

I wouldn't include Washington Post JI7 Jan 11 #40

Bezos part is wrong...it turned into that JT45242 Jan 11 #43

So it's a war on education too then? Initech Jan 11 #44

No it was a money grab... JT45242 Jan 11 #45

They stepped on many people to get there DENVERPOPS Jan 11 #46

Greed, E. Normus Jan 12 #47

Yes...wasn't Bezos left wing at first though? Meowmee Jan 12 #48

Money Protects Money JustAnotherGen Jan 12 #51

A clarification on 'they were already rich'. Voltaire2 Jan 12 #56

Kick Blue_Tires Jan 12 #57