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What's America's view on this Tucker Carlson?

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[-] Candelestine@lemmy.world 63 points 7 months ago

Tucker is our most famous right-winger. That's basically it. He can say whatever the hell he wants, due to our first amendment, which protects both freedom of speech and freedom of the press. This includes a freedom to willfully lie, unfortunately, unless one has been placed under oath.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

But it shouldn't allow him to call what he does "news" or "journalism". Him, and others like him, should have bumpers before and after every segment that says "the views expressed are purely the opinion of the host and do not necessarily reflect reality or facts" and not at the breakneck speed they used to do those car dealer and drug commercial disclaimers.

[-] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 32 points 7 months ago

That actually existed until Reagan repealed it. That paved the way for Rush Limbaugh and the rest snowballed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago

Only covered public airwaves, not private CATV networks.

Would fix AM Radio, but not FOX.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Let's amend the whole damn system.

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

He has just posted a video of him receiving gifts from the enemy, and he is giving aid to the enemy. This is not speech, this is an attack on America's interests.

It's one thing to campaign in the US and say "I like it when Putin genocides Ukrainians", but it's another thing to be paid by a country that we're indirectly at war with, and provide publishing and broadcasting services to their president, a man who is on the US Sanction list. The illegal thing here is not the speech, it's the business transaction.

Subpoena Tucker's emails and phone and prosecute for illegal business transactions.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

Hopefully it won't protect this propagandist from Ukrainian drones.

this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024
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