Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Murdoch's News Corp Accused of Undermining Democracy

Malcolm Turnbull has accused Rupert Murdoch's News Corp of eroding democracy in the US and Australia by dividing people and undermining institutions with lies and populist rightwing ideology.

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We've been dealing with this man for many years, he led us down the George W Bush hole to total disaster. Now he's leading us down the Donald Trump hole to more total disaster. we can keep repeating this cycle over and over or we can finally deal with the dangers of cable news brainwashing a huge percentage of Americans. Republicans gain power, destroy the economy and turn our foreign policy to Putin. It's what they are doing again right now. It will end very badly and the Democrats will have to fix it again! Fox viewers have turned the power over to the Republicans again....wait for the coming disaster. it never fails!

#1 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-20 02:44 AM

... accused Rupert Murdoch's News Corp of eroding democracy in the US and Australia by dividing people and undermining institutions ...

I'd say ...

Well, yeah.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-20 03:31 AM

OK, so, let's go with the premise that "Rupert Murdoch's News Corp of eroding democracy in the US and Australia by dividing people and undermining institutions ..." may be true...

Of course, was that his intent?

Or was his intent more along the lines of sucking mucho $$$ out of gullible people who only want to hear what they wnt to hear???


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-20 03:35 AM

"Intent" is the key. Otherwise, unfortunately, the Constitution has his back.

#4 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-11-20 11:22 PM

billionaires don't think there is anything wrong with oligarchy.and his intent really to change American democracy into Americ you're in luck! You just elected a President and a Congress who are planning exactl old USA! aS WITH MOST IDEAS PUSHED BY POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS aMERICANS, WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU THINK YOU WANT YOU AIN'T GONNA LIKE IT. iF YOU REALLY THINK IT'S WHAT YOU WANT pUTIN HAS SAID HE WILL WELCOME YOU TO Russia so bon voyage suckers! I'm staying here to continue fighting for democracy; real democracy, not pretend democracy like they have ib Russia!

#5 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-20 11:32 PM

I do agree with DANNI. America's new Constitution is going to be a mirror image of Russian democracy.

And I think we can forget about any "normal" state ratification process.

#6 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-11-21 12:15 AM

And isn't the Senate voluntarily giving up their Constitutional responsibilities because they fear South African Elon Musk will fund primary challenges for any Republican who won't follow the orders of the Fuehrer and approve totally unwualified ideologues who state right up front that their goal will be to destroy the Dept, they are appointed to run. And kids, when bullies steal your lunch and push you arounddon't whine to the teacher; instead learn how to choke them out! Sure a few bullies will die but most of them won't grow up to be Donald Trump! does anyone doubt that Trump was a bully while in school whose character would probably improved if someone would have kicked his ass back then but you know how it is with rich kids; they pay other kids to do theit fighting for them and I'll guarantee Trump had a little entourage to protect him from heroes who hated bullies.

#7 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-21 01:08 AM

isn't the Senate voluntarily giving up their Constitutional responsibilities because they fear South African Elon Musk

Yep.

does anyone doubt that Trump was a bully while in school

Nope.

Trump had a little entourage to protect him

Yep.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-21 01:14 AM

In further breaking news, the sun will rise in the east.

#9 | Posted by morris at 2024-11-21 03:00 AM

Absolutely and undeniably.
No individual has done more
damage to America than that
Nazi Rupert Murdoch. The man
should be in Sing Sing, serving
a life sentence for what he has done to
this country. Not that the drinkers
of his brand of Kool Aid would ever
know, as brainwashed as they are.

#10 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-11-21 06:42 AM

30 yrs later and they've just figured out his plan?

#11 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-11-21 07:54 AM

Seperayion of church and state is a bedrock principle of the founding fathers because they sae what happened duringthe Reforma ion.
when Christians get too much power peope die!

#12 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-21 08:54 AM

Ya think!?

#13 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-11-21 10:16 AM

Murdoch is a piker when it comes to this compared to our Pravda MSM and big tech in 2020.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-11-21 12:06 PM

Murdoch had to cough up $787 million for repeating your child-raping hero's election lies.

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-11-21 12:08 PM

Murdoch is a piker when it comes to this compared to our Pravda MSM and big tech in 2020.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger

Which one of those intentionally lied to their audience about imaginary election fraud until the audience supported a coup against american democracy?

There is no "both sides" here.

#16 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-11-21 05:42 PM

Biden not kicking fox out of the press corp when the execs testified that they were entertainment not news is only another example of his pathetic cowardice.

#17 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-11-21 05:43 PM

Biden not kicking fox out of the press corp

In a couple of months FOX will be the only ones in the press corp. Unless they are all working in the new deep state.

#18 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-21 06:02 PM

No ---- Sherlock. Murdoch might even be more vile than Dotard.

#19 | Posted by HeeHaw at 2024-11-22 08:56 AM

Which one of those intentionally lied to their audience about imaginary election fraud until the audience supported a coup against american democracy?

There is no "both sides" here.

#16 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-11-21 05:42 PM | Reply | Flag:
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Um who ran with the Russian hoax for 4 years? Who covered up the laptop? I could go on. MSNBC lied continuously to their braindead audience. Where are they now? Circling the drain while their hypocrite show hosts are sucking up to Trump.

#20 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-22 02:13 PM

Thanks, Fishpaw, for proving that the lies of Murdoch have stayed with you and infected you - as so many others on your "side" - that you still can't deal with reality, truth, and facts.

#21 | Posted by YAV at 2024-11-22 02:20 PM

Um who ran with the Russian hoax for 4 years? Who covered up the laptop? I could go on. MSNBC lied continuously to their braindead audience. Where are they now? Circling the drain while their hypocrite show hosts are sucking up to Trump.

#20 | Posted by fishpaw

I asked you on the other thread why trump chose russian asset paul manafort to run his campaign, and then immediately rewrote the GOP platform to let putin keep crimea, and you ran away.

#22 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-11-22 02:23 PM

I could go on.

What people say when they have nothing left.

#23 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-22 02:36 PM

I asked you on the other thread...

Hm. Seems like it's a pattern?

#24 | Posted by YAV at 2024-11-22 03:02 PM

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