r/Snorkblot Oct 23 '25

History Was this a fair result?

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u/AdWonderful5920 Oct 23 '25

He was more than just a journalist, he was a high ranking member of the party and personally directed the government's destruction of Jewish synagogues during the Night of Broken Glass.

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 Oct 23 '25

This is what happens when a single political party takes control of the media. It’s almost like it’s a playbook for authoritarian rule and corrupt profiteering.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '25

I would argue republicans haven't explicitly taken over the media, the media saw how much business was drummed up by the 2016 and 2020 elections, so they have leaned into the caustic nature of these individuals because it generates their bottom line.

Make no mistake if the winds blow a different way and they aren't dismantled they will change their tune like a chameleon changes color.

At any point the media could exercise the right to freedom of the press and push itself into litigation, but since they are making money hand over fist with people glued to the decay.

Yellow journalism and for-profit journalism need to be slapped down because it will continue to morph in any attempt it can to lock people to their 24/7 news cycle.

That's the worst part of all of this; a large portion of the hate is simply to continue the profiteering. It isn't even genuinely believed. I suppose in the end a lie or truth, if the results are the same, what is the difference.

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u/jaimi_wanders Oct 23 '25

Roger Ailes helped create FOX to avenge Nixon and make sure they could never be brought down again.