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nycfan said:
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While this is definitely a bad thing for the public overall the only silver lining here is that I think literally being in the room to ask the president questions is less important today than it ever has been, both because of how diffuse media has become and because of how the Trump team handles press conferences anyway.

But perhaps our resident free speech warriors can explain why the president picking favorites in who gets to ask him questions isn't a problem for them?
 
When I read the following article, a lot of what he said I agreed with about media and its relationship with politics, and I have similar beliefs of my own. But then, he said he voted for Trump in 2024, apparently mostly because of the issue of 'free speech', i.e., the First Amendment, and the fact that Democrats are curtailing it. Thoughts anyone? Help me understand this guy.

www.nytimes.com

Opinion | A Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of Politics

Martin Gurri discusses how social media and the internet have fundamentally changed the public’s relationship to institutions and power.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
Bobfripp said:
When I read the following article, a lot of what he said I agreed with about media and its relationship with politics, and I have similar beliefs of my own. But then, he said he voted for Trump in 2024, apparently mostly because of the issue of 'free speech', i.e., the First Amendment, and the fact that Democrats are curtailing it. Thoughts anyone? Help me understand this guy.

www.nytimes.com

Opinion | A Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of Politics

Martin Gurri discusses how social media and the internet have fundamentally changed the public’s relationship to institutions and power.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Well, for one thing, there's this:

"Gurri is a visiting research fellow at the Mercatus Center, and he writes for The Free Press, Discourse magazine and City Journal, among others"
 
superrific said:
Well, for one thing, there's this:

"Gurri is a visiting research fellow at the Mercatus Center, and he writes for The Free Press, Discourse magazine and City Journal, among others"
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So libertarian ... ish.

And, by the way, congrats on being a Legend of ZZL!
 
Bobfripp said:
When I read the following article, a lot of what he said I agreed with about media and its relationship with politics, and I have similar beliefs of my own. But then, he said he voted for Trump in 2024, apparently mostly because of the issue of 'free speech', i.e., the First Amendment, and the fact that Democrats are curtailing it. Thoughts anyone? Help me understand this guy.

www.nytimes.com

Opinion | A Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of Politics

Martin Gurri discusses how social media and the internet have fundamentally changed the public’s relationship to institutions and power.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Guessing he so favors free speech that he thinks businesses such as social media sites shouldn’t restrict/delete/flag disinformation or misinformation on their sites. So, if a Christopher Rufo or James O’Keefe or Donald Trump wants to lie on a social media site, that site is supposed to let them do so.

The Kochs have helped fund the Mercatus Center since the ‘80’s.
 
Bobfripp said:
So libertarian ... ish.

And, by the way, congrats on being a Legend of ZZL!
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More like GOP. Mercatus Center is basically a Koch enterprise. They are basically just GOP at this point. They like libertarian stuff over culture war stuff (because the former benefits them), but mostly they like the GOP over Dems.
 
Zoo_View said:
Guessing he so favors free speech that he thinks businesses such as social media sites shouldn’t restrict/delete/flag disinformation or misinformation on their sites. So, if a Christopher Rufo or James O’Keefe or Donald Trump wants to lie on a social media site, that site is supposed to let them do so.

The Kochs have helped fund the Mercatus Center since the ‘80’s.
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Thanks, helpful! But I am still perplexed.
 
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