@USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 10 months agoElon Musk’s Shadow Rule, Told Pentagon He Spoke to Putin Directlywww.newyorker.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1437file-textcross-posted to: newsdom@kbin.socialnews@lemmy.worldspacex@sh.itjust.worksnews@lemmy.worldhakendran@feddit.detechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-square@sciawp@lemm.eelinkfedilink35•edit-210 months agoHow can we call our system a democracy when one unelected man can hold so much power?
minus-square@quantum_mechanic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink22•10 months agoLook at Rupert Murdoch. He unquestionably holds more power than Musk and has been at it for a long time. Democracy is an illusion, since people are very easily influenced by the media they consume.
minus-square@FaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoBetter education that emphasizes skepticism and critical thinking would do so much to fight the influence of media.
How can we call our system a democracy when one unelected man can hold so much power?
Look at Rupert Murdoch. He unquestionably holds more power than Musk and has been at it for a long time. Democracy is an illusion, since people are very easily influenced by the media they consume.
Better education that emphasizes skepticism and critical thinking would do so much to fight the influence of media.