“This isn’t cancel culture. It’s a mobbed up White House using political power, backed by corporate consolidation, turning the First Amendment into a weapon rather than a safeguard.”
Thank you for your focused observations about how the right is a bunch of moneygrubbing, weaklings whose only power is their wealth. They are a l;e[autocracy of old white men. A few very lily white billionaires. They control newspapers, news stations, social media, and push their fascist agenda using their levers of corrupt power. Where is Teddy Roosevelt and his antitrust army when you need him? Corporate dems are not blameless as they have their grubby hands out asking these corrupt fascists for campaign cash, and as they count the dollars collected, remain silent in the face of the destruction of free speech, democracy, the rule of law and the constitution. I expect grotesque corruption and pay to play crimes from republicans, but dems had many opportunities to limit this damage and let the monsters run loose. America needs to shred these destructive businesses and make them much smaller and less able to harm America's core. The only flicker og hope in this Kimmel mess is that thousands are canceling their Hulu and Disney subscriptions.
As far as these right wing, play acting free speech clowns, they are nowhere to be found when the rubber hits the road. I am sure the moronic rogan and his loser unfunny comedians are holed up counting the cash grab from the maga cult rubes, as they laugh at how stupid the maga suckers are that they thought that screaming freedom! with a punchline was a serious bit. rogan and his bozo brigade are more about freedumb than freedom. Their silence makes that obvious.
I can’t help but to believe when the pendulum swings back, as it always does; the so called “4th branch” will be broken up into individual pieces, with no corporate oversight, “employee owned and operated”.
What tRump has made abundantly clear is our system of “norms and traditions” is a house of cards. The “oath” that these people take has to mean something and have consequences. When a friend asked if I was going to watch the inauguration? “I am not going to watch him swear an oath he has absolutely no intention of following.”
We need to get the lies and the money out of politics, criminalize both. tRumo would never have won if he was legally liable for lying in his campaign speeches
I for one am losing my sh*t, and will keep losing it until this illegitimate and destructive regime is brought down by our resistance. I cancelled my Disney subscription even though my grandson loves watching Pixar when he's over here. I will never bring him to Disneyland, nor buy any Disney merch. I will be wearing the 'new thing' every time I go out: paperclips, which Joyce Vance, E. Jean Carrol and others have suggested we do, emulating the Norwegians who wore them to protest the Nazi takeover of their country. If I knew what else to do, I'd do it. Of course, I'm protesting on Oct. 18, I'm writing my Representative in the House (decent) and my two Senators (useless). Maybe we should all start sporting sackcloth and ashes.
Yes if you fancy yourself a smart libertarian dude, to be silent on Kimmel is really telling. I think they would feel shame to go there but we should have beatific smiles on our Christian faces and welcome people to reality when they are ready :)
From Kimmel to Daud, and to others whose names we don't know, free speech, aka. First Amendment of the Constitution was shamefully and predictably under attack from the regime. Their project 2025 at work!!! We all need to call it out. Actually, we Americans do have trouble keeping quiet---so let's just keep doing what we do best ---Speak out! Thanks, Caller, the message is at work. Take care.
Let's not overlook the silence from Whoopie Goldberg, Joy and company on the View. Two very outspoken women and it is silence from them. They have now put their reputations into question. In 'normal' times I could see some of it, but, now, in this authoritarian, fascist state we are in, no way is this acceptable. It is astounding to watch the media & press bend over like this.
In all fairness, the cast on the View probably got the word from the senior exec about Kimmel before it became public and realized they would have been suspended asap as well,
The first silencing of speech after the horrid shooting of Charlie Kirk happened when MSNBC pulled and fired Matthew Dowd. As I watch, listen and read to everyone discussing the shut down of Colbert and Kimmel I am slowly losing respect for many of my "trusted" voices who don't include his firing. What he said was not inappropriate and it was before anyone knew how serious the shooting was or that Kirk had passed, Matthew stated only what most of say all the time, speech carries responsibilities.
“This isn’t cancel culture. It’s a mobbed up White House using political power, backed by corporate consolidation, turning the First Amendment into a weapon rather than a safeguard.”
Yes. The evil agenda at 1600 Pennsylvania.
A craven effort at a police state.
Thank you for your focused observations about how the right is a bunch of moneygrubbing, weaklings whose only power is their wealth. They are a l;e[autocracy of old white men. A few very lily white billionaires. They control newspapers, news stations, social media, and push their fascist agenda using their levers of corrupt power. Where is Teddy Roosevelt and his antitrust army when you need him? Corporate dems are not blameless as they have their grubby hands out asking these corrupt fascists for campaign cash, and as they count the dollars collected, remain silent in the face of the destruction of free speech, democracy, the rule of law and the constitution. I expect grotesque corruption and pay to play crimes from republicans, but dems had many opportunities to limit this damage and let the monsters run loose. America needs to shred these destructive businesses and make them much smaller and less able to harm America's core. The only flicker og hope in this Kimmel mess is that thousands are canceling their Hulu and Disney subscriptions.
As far as these right wing, play acting free speech clowns, they are nowhere to be found when the rubber hits the road. I am sure the moronic rogan and his loser unfunny comedians are holed up counting the cash grab from the maga cult rubes, as they laugh at how stupid the maga suckers are that they thought that screaming freedom! with a punchline was a serious bit. rogan and his bozo brigade are more about freedumb than freedom. Their silence makes that obvious.
I can’t help but to believe when the pendulum swings back, as it always does; the so called “4th branch” will be broken up into individual pieces, with no corporate oversight, “employee owned and operated”.
What tRump has made abundantly clear is our system of “norms and traditions” is a house of cards. The “oath” that these people take has to mean something and have consequences. When a friend asked if I was going to watch the inauguration? “I am not going to watch him swear an oath he has absolutely no intention of following.”
We need to get the lies and the money out of politics, criminalize both. tRumo would never have won if he was legally liable for lying in his campaign speeches
Great piece , thank you. Please consider using democratically run cities
I for one am losing my sh*t, and will keep losing it until this illegitimate and destructive regime is brought down by our resistance. I cancelled my Disney subscription even though my grandson loves watching Pixar when he's over here. I will never bring him to Disneyland, nor buy any Disney merch. I will be wearing the 'new thing' every time I go out: paperclips, which Joyce Vance, E. Jean Carrol and others have suggested we do, emulating the Norwegians who wore them to protest the Nazi takeover of their country. If I knew what else to do, I'd do it. Of course, I'm protesting on Oct. 18, I'm writing my Representative in the House (decent) and my two Senators (useless). Maybe we should all start sporting sackcloth and ashes.
Yes if you fancy yourself a smart libertarian dude, to be silent on Kimmel is really telling. I think they would feel shame to go there but we should have beatific smiles on our Christian faces and welcome people to reality when they are ready :)
From Kimmel to Daud, and to others whose names we don't know, free speech, aka. First Amendment of the Constitution was shamefully and predictably under attack from the regime. Their project 2025 at work!!! We all need to call it out. Actually, we Americans do have trouble keeping quiet---so let's just keep doing what we do best ---Speak out! Thanks, Caller, the message is at work. Take care.
Let's not overlook the silence from Whoopie Goldberg, Joy and company on the View. Two very outspoken women and it is silence from them. They have now put their reputations into question. In 'normal' times I could see some of it, but, now, in this authoritarian, fascist state we are in, no way is this acceptable. It is astounding to watch the media & press bend over like this.
In all fairness, the cast on the View probably got the word from the senior exec about Kimmel before it became public and realized they would have been suspended asap as well,
Yes, I am sure that is was has happened. Never-the-less when do we stand for principles? It is the silence that is complicit.
The first silencing of speech after the horrid shooting of Charlie Kirk happened when MSNBC pulled and fired Matthew Dowd. As I watch, listen and read to everyone discussing the shut down of Colbert and Kimmel I am slowly losing respect for many of my "trusted" voices who don't include his firing. What he said was not inappropriate and it was before anyone knew how serious the shooting was or that Kirk had passed, Matthew stated only what most of say all the time, speech carries responsibilities.
Thank goodness for the new media like Lincoln Square and the thousands of prodemocracy subscribers! Let’s keep growing this wonderful community!