(January 22, 2017 at 8:48 am)Mathilda Wrote:(January 22, 2017 at 7:59 am)It_Was_me Wrote: And then....his press secretary says how they're going to "hold the media accountable". Sorry buddy, but the government isn't allowed to dictate what the media can and can't do. I think these people are thinking they're dictators now.
That press briefing was the clearest indication yet of what direction this administration is going to take. It was my like my worst fears had been confirmed. But I was also quite amazed at how driven it was by Trump's ego.
Control of the media will be the first thing they tackle. There are plenty of things that they can do, like freezing out non compliant news sources from briefings, expanding existing rules and making them more ambiguous and open to interpretation in the courts. They will also need to bring about controls about the content that can be accessed on the internet. It sounds completely implausible but many countries already have this and it's growing stronger. The US already has it in some form.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_c...ted_States
And the UK has been busy increasing censorship in recent times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_c...erblocking
(January 22, 2017 at 8:28 am)abaris Wrote: He's not Hitler. He's a danger on his own merit. And Hitler only lost touch with reality later on. Not right at the start.
Agreed. Hitler was at least largely competent.
I don't know for sure whether if this is better or worse for the US though. I'm inclined to think better because Trump won't last as long as opposition will only increase over time.
He was already starting to do this as a candidate.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016...blications
Basically if you were a news agency and he didn't like the way he covered you, he takes away your credentials. He sometimes gave credentials to white nationalist news sources that praised him.
