Freedom of press.

[Benton]

(03-02-2017, 06:04 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: So, Pew had a poll (I know, I know, polls bad, blah blah) and it was interesting to me. http://www.people-press.org/2017/03/02/large-majorities-see-checks-and-balances-right-to-protest-as-essential-for-democracy/

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I'm kind of curious how folks on here feel. Is a free press essential to democracy? I'm not saying a press that in unaccountable and can just print whatever, but the ability for a press to be critical of the administration. Is that essential to a democracy? And this is for everyone, because this was also the lowest scoring one among Democrats on this.

Eh, I wonder how the results of the poll would have been if Republicans hadn't won the election. Generally, their line is that the government is corrupt and it's all a giant conspiracy and unfair.... until they get unbridled control. Then it's magically fair and open and balanced.

Which, it's still the same corruption, it's just like they're satisfied because it's spreading it around more. No point in wanting to clean it up... until they get voted out again.

Not that die hard Dems are any better. Look at Illinois. They wear their corruption and abuses with the same expectations that Mississippi does on the other side of the political spectrum.