Posted on 12/26/2016 6:20:40 PM PST by Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
And so, with the likes of WaPo having already primed the general public to equate "Russian Propaganda" with "fake news" (despite admitting after the fact their own report was essentially "fake"), while the US media has indoctrinated the public to assume that any information which is not in compliance with the official government narrative, or dares to criticize the establishment, is also "fake news" and thus falls under the "Russian propaganda" umbrella, the scene is now set for the US government to legally crack down on every media outlet that the government deems to be "foreign propaganda."
Just like that, the US Ministry of Truth is officially born.
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
And, NDAA directly sets up a MINISTRY OF TRUTH to limit exactly THOSE RIGHTS....
Your point is???
“Where is the domestic application of this law?
Maybe you are not aware that much of what appears in the MSM is exactly that,.....domestic propaganda placed by certain federal agencies? The legalities restricting such activity have been removed under Obama....
...the entire recent MSM ‘FAKE NEWS’ story concerning Russian hacking of the election would be a prime example.....domestic propaganda originating from federal sources in order to pursue a false narrative for political purposes.
I’m sorry, but by addressing “Mr. Constitutional Scholar”, I was in fact addressing Obama. I thought that was clearer, but in reading my post, I could understand where you thought it might be directed at you.
How did you not notice they hate twitter or at least they hate Trumps use of it.
And yet Twitter isn’t even a news organ, at least not as we know it. It is just a social message medium.
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