Scientific American

  • Jordan Lund
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    311 months ago

    They did, because Mr. Rogers defended it. If he hadn’t been there to step up it likely would have been cut.

    That’s the problem. You get one party in power who doesn’t like it for some reason, it’s gone.

    • @bauhaus@lemmy.ml
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      411 months ago

      What you’ve shown is the system -democracy - working as intended. I’m not sure how that’s a criticism.

      That’s the problem. You get one party in power who doesn’t like it for some reason, it’s gone.

      except your “evidence” proves the exact opposite.

      • Jordan Lund
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        111 months ago

        Kinda like how Reagan removed the fairness doctrine… Oh, sure, any ol’ President could have it restored… 8 years of Clinton, 8 years of Obama, 2+ years of Biden… Hey, it’s only been since 1987… 36 years… I’m sure it will be back any day now…

          • Jordan Lund
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            111 months ago

            My argument is that anything the government grants you can also be taken away… and if the counter is “But it can be restored too…”

            Yeah, still waiting on the Fairness Doctrine, which, yeah, also has a direct impact on journalism.

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              11 months ago

              My argument is that anything the government grants you can also be taken away… and if the counter is “But it can be restored too…”

              it’s easy to win your own arguments when you put words in my mouth. why even bother pretending to have a debate when all you want is to put on a performance?

              you can wallow in defeatist nihilism. I have better things to do.

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      11 months ago

      this is why we protect the speech and the journalism… it’s like the whole vaccine argument all over again…