FCC Orders a Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses

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ivraatiems•about 3 hours ago

Is there anybody outside of the Trump administration who is in favor of doing this, and believes there is any good faith behind the decision?

To be clear, I'm not asking if you're against DEI and support a review on those grounds (I'd also disagree, but that's whatever). I'm asking, do you think that's really why they're doing this, and if it isn't, do you support the actual reasons?

I see that folks could see this as evidence that I live in a bubble, but I genuinely cannot think of a way this is not an authoritarian move.

scottmf•about 3 hours ago

It absolutely is, but yes there are people who will defend it.

alsetmusic•about 3 hours ago

I'll never forget that in my twenties I came to the realization that I would support an authoritarian regime that ran everything exactly the way I wished things were. It was startling and sobering.

I no longer think that way, thankfully. But there are millions of not-so-thoughtful people who do.

ivraatiems•about 3 hours ago

I think this is exactly the issue, and it is not actually a partisan issue. I feel that urge, too -- how bad would it be, really, if I got what I wanted and people who thought like me did too? How much do I really care about the fates of folks whose morals and goals are so disparate from mine?

But it's no way to live and we're seeing the consequences of it now.

FCC Orders a Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses

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