Japanese government dismantles freedom of the press
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Japanese government dismantles freedom of the press
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#2Once again the US exporting "corporate democracy"
Re: Japanese government dismantles freedom of the press
#3Once again the US exporting "corporate democracy"
Don't blame the united states for everything. Totally unlike the situation described in the article, I can assure you that Americans have all the freedom in the world to criticize the government. We are fortunate in that regard.
Re: Japanese government dismantles freedom of the press
#4Once again the US exporting "corporate democracy"
Don't blame the united states for everything. Totally unlike the situation described in the article, I can assure you that Americans have all the freedom in the world to criticize the government. We are fortunate in that regard.
The US government found many ways to cut back on free speech. Most direct is probably the fact you don't get to stay part of the Presidents press core if you regularly say bad things about them.
But, there are thousands of little things that add up to surprising levels of control.
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#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't blame the united states for everything. Totally unlike the situation described in the article, I can assure you that Americans have all the freedom in the world to criticize the government. We are fortunate in that regard.
The US government found many ways to cut back on free speech. Most direct is probably the fact you don't get to stay part of the Presidents press core if you regularly say bad things about them. But, there are thousands of little things that add up to surprising levels of control.
That's hardly an effective way of suppressing dissent or criticism against the President. The press corps is not the press.
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#6For a country whose culture already stifles expression and speech, this is bad news. I'm proud that supposedly so many Japanese stood up to protest these legislative actions. Having lived there, I can say that the government comes across as way more untouchable and heightened than here in the US, and that it takes a LOT before action can be taken against them. The US messing in their politics in order to get more aid in their wars is infuriating and makes me worry for the future of such a rich country.
Re: Japanese government dismantles freedom of the press
#7Once again the US exporting "corporate democracy"
Don't blame the united states for everything. Totally unlike the situation described in the article, I can assure you that Americans have all the freedom in the world to criticize the government. We are fortunate in that regard.
Fortunate? Freedom of speech (et al.) is a birthright, NOT a privilege. If only the people of Japan stood up for their rights..
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#8Why does it look like democracy is on a declining trend all over the world, even as the Internet is more used by more people than ever?
Re: Japanese government dismantles freedom of the press
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
The US government found many ways to cut back on free speech. Most direct is probably the fact you don't get to stay part of the Presidents press core if you regularly say bad things about them. But, there are thousands of little things that add up to surprising levels of control.
That's hardly an effective way of suppressing dissent or criticism against the President. The press corps is not the press.
On it's own it's not a big deal, but you don't control 320 million people doing just one thing.
So, the surprising thing is not that it works, but that nobody thinks of it in terms of free speech. After all, of course news organizations will chase profits so access becomes a useful tool.
PS: Press releases are not just a means of corporations using lazy reporters to spread there message.
Re: Japanese government dismantles freedom of the press
#10Once again the US exporting "corporate democracy"
Don't blame the united states for everything. Totally unlike the situation described in the article, I can assure you that Americans have all the freedom in the world to criticize the government. We are fortunate in that regard.
>Totally unlike the situation described in the article, I can assure you that Americans have all the freedom in the world to criticize the government.
I'm assuming you have not studied what happened to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the last American of his level of influence to fundamentally criticize the government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#FBI_an...