The current US top down government to that of Russia.
To me, the parallels are extensive
To me, the parallels are extensive
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Russia is an oligarchy and a kleptocracy which is why in the US we shouldn't let oligarchs call the shots because now we are an oligarchy and kleptocracy.
Just looking at the way congress is a puppet, the use of militarily armed field agents, dictator powers, media control, controlled and distorted narratives .....
Much less violent and oppressive, thank god, but the authoritarian-in-chief I’m sure would like to ramp that up more.
media control??? have you watched MSNOw, CNN, CBS ABC, the View, Kimmel, Maher ....If this is control by this administration, they're not doing a bang up job
Can you cite any of the above that have not been the target of this administration (either through threats, stacking the deck in take-overs, or outright license suspension)? Had our system of checks/balances not existed, all of the above would have been completed eliminated or remade in the mold of MAGA propaganda.
well, isn't that a little different than "control"?
Has someone's license been suspended, I haven't seen that.
It’s an attempt to control.
Motive counts.
Hence why attempted murder is a serious felony even if no one gets hurt.
Are you overlooking the fact that Biden made Facebook his own propaganda arm and Obama tapped phones of reporters and seized phone records trying to force them to turn over sources? What about all of that were you OK with? Because I remember Dems defending all of that crap.
Have you ever listened to Caroline Levitt?
Strangely, I honestly don't remember any of that actually happening. Make believe bazzaro world. Or, probably MAGA projection.
Every accusation in a confession.
yes, I've listened to her, at times. Bloviating and actually taking control are two entirely different things
I know you don’t remember it. You were too busy preparing your “Mitt Romney is the most dangerous candidate in history!” argument while Obama was droning US citizens and sicking his DOJ on the press. HuffPo didn’t cover that stuff.
Google is your friend (sometimes) "Yes, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that senior Biden administration officials "repeatedly pressured" Facebook to censor certain COVID-19 content in 2021. In a letter to Congress, he noted this included pressure to remove humor and satire, and he expressed regret for yielding to their demands.
The White House defended its communications, stating that officials were simply encouraging responsible actions to protect public health and safety during a deadly pandemic. The issue was also the subject of a Supreme Court case regarding government coercion and free speech"
Too funny. I voted for Mitt. I' was a life long Republican. Now I'm an independent because the Republican party no longer exists.
neither party exists in it's old form...I still remember "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country".
Democrats, and republicans for that matter, have gone a long way from that concept.