American Politics

[pineapple stu]

My basic stance on the media, here in America anyways, is as follows:

About 11 - 12 weeks ago the media was telling Americans that Trump is Hitler.

We were discussing the BBC.

Can you show me an example of the BBC saying that Trump is Hitler?

[seanfhear]

The BBC WAS one of the most renowned journalistic sites in the world (with a major emphasis on "was"). But that was many years ago now.

Correct ~ Was.

[seanfhear]

Why indeed? I tend to think that pardons are reserved for people who have done wrong.

Certainly for people who have a lot to cover-up and did wrong ~ Why else would they need pardons ? !

[tetsujin1979]

Zuckerberg, Bezos, etc, are all acting in their own self interest. He's shown before that he can make a lot of money for people who show him favour, and make life difficult for anyone who doesn't.
There's going to be a lot of focus on things like AI in the near future, and none of them want to run the risk of sanctions against their own company. So now we're in the situation where CEOs have to make nice with the President so he doesn't ruin their companies, just because he can.

[Real ale Madrid]

Well - here we go again. 4 more years.

For a nice change of pace :

Merica's new assistant Sec of State. Godspeed to anyone living over there.

[pineapple stu]

Correct ~ Was.

Why is it correct seanfhear?

Do you also have articles from the BBC likening Trump to Hitler?

Or any reason for your view at all?

Hmm?

Well - here we go again. 4 more years.

You say four more years - but genuine question. Will he last four years?

Wouldn't surprise me if a bookies somewhere was offering odds on him not.

[seanfhear]

Well - here we go again. 4 more years.

For a nice change of pace :

Merica's new assistant Sec of State. Godspeed to anyone living over there.

Obviously walls work ~ ~ That's why everybody has them in their houses, and locks on their windows and doors ! !

[Real ale Madrid]

You say four more years - but genuine question. Will he last four years?

Wouldn't surprise me if a bookies somewhere was offering odds on him not.

Getting him impeached is a long shot. What would get him impeached? He's a convicted Felon as it is.

At least he's rowing back on this gender ideology nonsense anyway!

[Real ale Madrid]

Obviously walls work ~ ~ That's why everybody has them in their houses, and locks on their windows and doors ! !

Mother of God.

[pineapple stu]

Getting him impeached is a long shot. What would get him impeached? He's a convicted Felon as it is.

I'm thinking more of him getting shot again

Or even dying of old age and McDonald's

At least he's rowing back on this gender ideology nonsense anyway!

I wouldn't joke at the nasty stuff to have come out of that ideology in fairness...

[mark12345]

We were discussing the BBC.

Can you show me an example of the BBC saying that Trump is Hitler?

I cannot. I did not make that claim (it was about the media in America).

[seanfhear]

Mother of God.

The Vatican is surrounded by a wall !

[mark12345]

Zuckerberg, Bezos, etc, are all acting in their own self interest. He's shown before that he can make a lot of money for people who show him favour, and make life difficult for anyone who doesn't.
There's going to be a lot of focus on things like AI in the near future, and none of them want to run the risk of sanctions against their own company. So now we're in the situation where CEOs have to make nice with the President so he doesn't ruin their companies, just because he can.

Without a doubt, pretty much everything you say here is true.
But the fact that those guys are rubbing shoulders with this awful, awful tyrant (which the media would have us believe he is) and then the media doesn't hold them accountable afterwards. Surely that shows us that the media (which once held governments and politicians accountable on behalf of the people) now stand for absolutely nothing other than their own financial bottom line. Propagandists in other words.

[Real ale Madrid]

I'm thinking more of him getting shot again

You'd have to be absolutely certain that he was shot at in the first place.

[mark12345]

We were discussing the BBC.

Can you show me an example of the BBC saying that Trump is Hitler?

Like I say, I do not have an example of the BBC saying this, but now that we're talking about it, would not it have been proper of the BBC to have published an Op Ed refuting these suggestions by those in the American media. Can we at least agree on that?