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2016 Postmortem

UCmeNdc

(9,650 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2017, 08:45 AM Jan 2017

Donald Trump will gain more power as time goes by.......

Trump will use propaganda to destroy his enemies.

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Donald Trump will gain more power as time goes by....... (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jan 2017 OP

Journalists have a big opportunity C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #1

There is always a breaking point where propaganda fails I think we are there. gordianot Jan 2017 #2

With the deck stacked against us in 2018 I see the constitution virtually nullified libtodeath Jan 2017 #3

Trump and the GOP Congress will stack the courts... Orsino Jan 2017 #4

C_U_L8R

(45,671 posts)

1. Journalists have a big opportunity

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 08:56 AM

Jan 2017

and an important timely choice to make.
Do they distinguish themselves from fake news,
and stand up for truth and their profession?

gordianot

(15,508 posts)

2. There is always a breaking point where propaganda fails I think we are there.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 08:59 AM

Jan 2017

No amount of releasing opposition propaganda will convince the other side. From this point the minority who won the election will have to subjugate their opposition with violence and physical threats. It comes down to who do you hurt and what means you use to hurt them?

libtodeath

(2,888 posts)

3. With the deck stacked against us in 2018 I see the constitution virtually nullified

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 09:29 AM

Jan 2017

The SCOTUS will uphold every illegal action.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

4. Trump and the GOP Congress will stack the courts...

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 01:04 PM

Jan 2017

...and cede more and more power to the billionaires. They'll actually be weakening their own influence, but the effect will be as bad or worse.

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