US Military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired

alfiedotwtf•about 3 hours ago

This is how you create a subservient military… well, I mean even more so

stinkbeetle•about 3 hours ago

The military is supposed to be subservient to the civilian government in liberal democracies.

jackb4040•about 2 hours ago

IDK what is covered by "liberal democracies", but in the specific military at hand every individual member takes an oath to uphold the Constitution regardless of contradictory orders from the government.

voidfunc•about 2 hours ago

An oath isn't a binding legal requirement. The military reports to the government.

derektank•about 3 hours ago

This is obviously a terrible decision, but let’s be real. The overwhelming majority of US servicemembers aren’t getting their news from Stars and Stripes; they get their news from the same place everyone 18-30 gets their news, social media.

bad_haircut72•about 2 hours ago

Its an avenue for people inside the organization to spread messages to other people inside the organization.

derektank•about 2 hours ago

Sure, it’s one avenue that exists along private military and national defense outlets and blogs such as War on the Rocks, Task and Purpose, Breaking Defense, Foreign Policy, etc.

I am more concerned that this change means the troubles our servicemembers are having with base HVA/C or water supplies may go unreported, than the risk of some kind of cultural conformity.

chabska•about 2 hours ago

First they came for the niche news, and I didn't say anything because it's only 0.5% share of the viewership. Then they came for the regional news, and I didn't say anything because it's only 3.5% share of the viewership...

(How you respond to these little transgressions will determine whether your society will recover to normal or slide further into ruin)

awinter-py•about 3 hours ago

I mean he voiced them before being fired too, it's the reason they fired him right?

JohnTHaller•11 minutes ago

He was fired because he wouldn't change facts for the current administration. Same thing that happened at 60 Minutes.

mcswell•about 3 hours ago

Minitrue is here, and it works for Hegseth over at Minipax.

like_any_other•about 2 hours ago

No more censorious than Cambridge or Ghent universities: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevmrjd9lj1o

applfanboysbgon•about 2 hours ago

Could you tell me what Cambridge has to do with US government censorship? I'm afraid I don't quite see the connection.

like_any_other•about 2 hours ago

There's no direct connection, only noting the spread of censorship. The more places that censor, the worse it is, since there are fewer refuges for free speech.

US Military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired

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