“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” - JFK

  • The_v@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Unfortunately he was completely wrong. As sad experience has shown, people are dumb.

    Antimask, antivax, religious cults, affinity fraud, a felon former president, Fox news, and the long lost of lying sacks of shit out to destroy the world and the country for personal gain.

    Governments must enforce a level of fraud prevention to protect the vulnerable dumbasses who fall for everything

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      3 months ago

      Most conservatives and Maga radical insurrectionists were the victims of a disinformation campaign and malicious profiteering.

      Fox News receives a large chunk of its advertising revenue from supplement companies. These same companies wanted to foster vaccine and mask skepticism in order to sell more oil of oregano and “natural” cures.

      Fox News must be held financially liable for the countless lives that it has destroyed.