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love_katz

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12. I would say that the corporate owned McGreedia is complicit.

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 11:36 PM

21 hrs ago

The wealthy began plotting to buy them up during the early 1970's. It was recommended by Lewis Powell in the late 1960's.
They've been complicit in the selling out of our democracy to obscenely wealthy owners through their determined pushing of their favorite refrain that " both sides " do bad things and are corrupt.
The Dems are not perfect, but even a cursory study of the facts shows the absurdity of the phrase.
The problem is that those of us who oppose being ruled by plutocrats don't own any bespoke (misnamed) ' news outlets ' to function as gigantic megaphones to indoctrinate the public.

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I would say that the corporate owned McGreedia is complicit. love_katz 21 hrs ago #12

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