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03-05-2017 , 04:26 PM

#151

suzzer99

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Falcon struggles with context - part MMCDXCII.

03-05-2017 , 04:28 PM

#152

2/325Falcon

Conehead

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The context is completely and utterly fabricated here by you.

03-05-2017 , 04:32 PM

#153

2/325Falcon

Conehead

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https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov...age-month-2016

Do not click unless you are prepared for MOAR DOGWHISTLES, brotatoes.

03-05-2017 , 04:32 PM

#154

suzzer99

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The context is it's Trump - who has 3 white supremacists working for him in the WH. You know the kind of guys whose fanboys are always saying "Why can't we have White History Month"?

03-05-2017 , 04:33 PM

#155

suzzer99

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov...age-month-2016

Do not click unless you are prepared for MOAR DOGWHISTLES, brotatoes.

Thank you for proving my exact point that context matters and that you have no idea how to apply it.

03-05-2017 , 04:35 PM

#156

2/325Falcon

Conehead

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You and einbert have Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Sincerely, Dr. 2/325Falcon.

03-05-2017 , 04:55 PM

#157

Trolly McTrollson

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Ya um, Falcon is right. Not everything Trump does is a dogshistle.

03-05-2017 , 05:05 PM

#158

lycosid

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon

Or it's just some bull**** politicians do proclaiming today is BlahBlahBlah Day. Lol @ the hate for the Irish itt.

Did you know the Irish were The Real Slaves?

03-05-2017 , 05:18 PM

#159

2/325Falcon

Conehead

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Why can't I be free?

Last edited by 2/325Falcon; 03-05-2017 at 05:19 PM. Reason: This post is for old school Politards only.

03-05-2017 , 05:19 PM

#160

StevenPoke

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2/325Falcon

You and einbert have Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Sincerely, Dr. 2/325Falcon.

QFT.

03-05-2017 , 05:20 PM

#161

zikzak

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So am I getting anything out of this month or what? My mother's very Irish sounding maiden name is right on my birth certificate and everything. Even the long-form version.

03-05-2017 , 05:24 PM

#162

2/325Falcon

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Shamrock Shakes imo.

03-05-2017 , 05:41 PM

#163

suzzer99

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Glitch in the matrix.

03-05-2017 , 05:52 PM

#164

Trolly McTrollson

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03-05-2017 , 06:11 PM

#165

AllCowsEatGrass

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Noodle Wazlib

I would wager a guess that more Americans have heard of YouTube than RT, so maybe if you don't want to be viewed as propaganda, don't be on a propaganda network. Like, being on North Korean state media would probably get him a decent audience, but does that excuse him being a puppet for a bloodthirsty regime?

Maybe you should watch his show, which is on youtube, before calling him a puppet.

Perhaps I'm being presumptive. Have you seen the show? I get the impression you haven't.

Here's his statement regarding why he is doing the show on RT.

Quote:

“The absence of dissident voices from the airwaves, including on public broadcasting that was originally designed to allow those not beholden to the power elites to be heard, has turned the media landscape in the United States into an echo chamber for the powerful and the wealthy,” Hedges said.
...

As Hedges puts it, his show “will examine the effects of the endless wars, mounting inequality and the steady erosion of our civil liberties, and will give voice to those who offer radical solutions, including those proposed by anti-capitalists, and who have been shut out of the national debate by a corporatized press.”

“The constriction of acceptable opinion and debate has eroded the integrity of the press and contributed to the decay of our democracy,” Hedges said. ”This program will be a program where dissident voices will not only be amplified, but celebrated.”
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"The media landscape in the United States has narrowed the acceptable range of opinion, or been trivialized, to make it little more than a platform for the elites or part of the vast system of entertainment," Hedges said.

"There are few places ‒ RT is one ‒ where critics of corporate capitalism and the American empire can find a voice," he continued. "These voices are vital if we are to find our way back to a democracy. It is for this reason I am doing On Contact with RT."

https://www.rt.com/usa/345205-chris-hedges-on-contact/

Last edited by AllCowsEatGrass; 03-05-2017 at 06:27 PM. Reason: I would wager a guess they don't speak English on NK state media...

03-05-2017 , 06:22 PM

#166

iron81

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03-05-2017 , 06:38 PM

#167

2/325Falcon

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Looks like iron just joined the KKK imo.

03-05-2017 , 06:42 PM

#168

suzzer99

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Again with the context. Let me know when iron has 3 white supremacists in his inner circle.

03-05-2017 , 06:49 PM

#169

microbet

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AllCows,

I'm not saying he's a puppet, but I'm not buying that really. He could find a spot on Pacifica or something, but they are very poor and I think they barely pay on-air personalities. He should leave RT like the decent lefties all disavowed Stalin back in the day.

03-05-2017 , 06:51 PM

#170

iron81

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Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Again with the context. Let me know when iron has 3 white supremacists in his inner circle.

I think I have posted in 7.0 before.

03-05-2017 , 06:56 PM

#171

AllCowsEatGrass

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I'm not familiar with Pacifica, so I can't comment on that. I think there's legitimate criticism to be made of him being on RT, and I was critical of his decision myself. But there are pros, just like there are cons, to him being on there, and him leaving would introduce another set of pros and cons.

03-05-2017 , 07:34 PM

#172

2/325Falcon

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Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Again with the context. Let me know when iron has 3 white supremacists in his inner circle.

03-05-2017 , 07:41 PM

#173

suzzer99

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03-05-2017 , 07:43 PM

#174

einbert

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03-05-2017 , 08:48 PM

#175

Riverman

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Wouldn't an actual distraction come from some actual legislation? How have these clowns not rammed a massive throbbing tax cut down our collective throats?

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