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Martin Eden

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5. RIGHT-WING AUTHORITARIAN fight against Free Press that does not fall in line

Reply to Lonestarblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:01 AM

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"Conservative" in the USA is now synonymous with right-wing authoritarian, but far too many voters haven't grasped that yet. Calling the Party Of Trump "conservative" can be misleading, conferring upon them an adherence to Constitutional norms and rule of law which they are now dismantling in support of an utterly corrupt dictatorship.

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Conservative fight against license renewals for ABC stations heats up [View all] Lonestarblue Yesterday OP

It looks to me like the so-called "conservatives" don't believe in FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. MLWR Yesterday #1

They never have, only just pretended to. The death of the Fairness Doctrine under Reagan made that beyond obvious. Karasu Yesterday #6

Is there any way a Judge could step in and tell the FCC they can't do that? KS Toronado Yesterday #2

No. The FCC has authority to review licenses. onenote Yesterday #3

This is beyond absurd, and it all boils down to Chump's fee-fees being hurt by Kimmel jokes FakeNoose Yesterday #4

RIGHT-WING AUTHORITARIAN fight against Free Press that does not fall in line Martin Eden Yesterday #5