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DJ Synikus Makisimus

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2. Knowledge Is Power, So You Can't Have Any

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2024, 07:48 PM

Jun 2024

If journalism is "the first rough draft of history," and "winners write history," what happens when a winning corporation needs to change history? I mean let's face it, in our current capitalist society corporations ALWAYS win. Can't have those pesky first drafts laying around to allow people to challenge a changed narrative. I would expect this to be the beginning of a trend.

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