What McCain is missing is that free speech had been suppressed for quite some time via ludicrous political correctness.John McCain on Trump: suppressing free press is 'how dictators get started'
Despite ‘hating the press’, Republican senator says media is necessary after president calls media ‘the enemy of the American people’
Senator John McCain: ‘I hate the press. But the fact is we need you.’ Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP
Monday 20 February 2017 01.31 AEDT Last modified on Monday 20 February 2017 04.38 AEDT
Senator John McCain has warned that suppression of a free press is “how dictators get started”, criticizing Donald Trump’s continued declarations that newspapers and news networks are “the enemy of the American people”.
“I hate the press,” McCain told NBC’s Meet the Press in an interview, taped at a security conference with European leaders in Munich.. “But the fact is we need you. We need a free press. We must have it.”
“I’m very serious now, if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press,” he continued. “Without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That’s how dictators get started.”
The Republican party’s presidential nominee in 2008, McCain has repeatedly criticized Trump’s ideas as a candidate and now as president. The interview, broadcast Sunday, was taped not long after the president tweeted on Friday night that he considered the media “the enemy of the American people”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ssing-free-press-is-how-dictators-get-started
Brexit hasn't actually happened yet, Trump has only just started (and my opinion on that is above) and Pauline has done some good recently in Nth QldWhat positive outcomes have been achieved by these Brexiting, Paulining, Trumpards? The only evidence you have presented thus far is the DOW Jones at a new record high. Although I fail to see what this has to do with Trump. The DOW has hit record highs during most terms of presidency, as it did many times under Obama.
What McCain is missing is that free speech had been suppressed for quite some time via ludicrous political correctness.
It's sinister, the concerted attack by the left leaning organs of the press, around the world.
It should be called out no matter what side they're on mate. That tabloid crap is equally irritating, though I wouldn't call newscorp right wing... reeds in the windReal information has also been supressed by Right Wing propaganda machines in the Murdoch organisation.
It should be called out no matter what side they're on mate. That tabloid crap is equally irritating, though I wouldn't call newscorp right wing... reeds in the wind
I like the ABC. They promote tolerance and equality, and denounce racism. Apparently this means I am a 'lefty' according to many in this thread....I've never considered myself to be a lefty before, probably in the centre if I had to use that type of label.
It seems that anyone who dislikes Trump and/or Hanson etc, or does not subscribe to their beliefs and policies is labelled as a 'lefty'. This label seems to be attributed to those who have any kind of empathy for refugees, or would prefer to look after the environment rather than destroy it, for example. I don't understand how these attributes are now seen as negatives by those who call themselves 'right-wing'. Are these not simply beliefs of someone who values kindness and likes to help other people in need, or thinks that maybe we should not pollute ourselves into extinction?
What is a lefty? Noco and WayneL I'd like to hear your definition of the attributes and features of a lefty in 2017. Am I complete wrong in my understanding of this label?
Please avoid wide-ranging and vague labels such as Fabians, Socialists etc. Be more specific.
Real information has also been supressed by Right Wing propaganda machines in the Murdoch organisation.
Murdoch reporters have been very vocal in defending the left leaning media outlets. They are the ones shouting down trump when he attacks left media. Despite the left remaining very quiet when obama attacked free speech of the media when he was first elected and bagging the right.
Murdoch has also been critical of the trump administration in news.com etc. I have not seen many (if any) positive articles on trump.
I like the ABC. They promote tolerance and equality, and denounce racism. Apparently this means I am a 'lefty' according to many in this thread....I've never considered myself to be a lefty before, probably in the centre if I had to use that type of label.
It seems that anyone who dislikes Trump and/or Hanson etc, or does not subscribe to their beliefs and policies is labelled as a 'lefty'. This label seems to be attributed to those who have any kind of empathy for refugees, or would prefer to look after the environment rather than destroy it, for example. I don't understand how these attributes are now seen as negatives by those who call themselves 'right-wing'. Are these not simply beliefs of someone who values kindness and likes to help other people in need, or thinks that maybe we should not pollute ourselves into extinction?
There's this perception that 'leftys' are mad because Trump won. People are upset Trump won because he is a very nasty individual. He is a racist. He promotes and encourages fear. He is proud of his lies. He is narcissistic. He has no political or military experience. These are very dangerous characteristics for the leader of the free world. It's nothing to do with left, right, centre or whatever labels you want to ascribe to people. This man could ruin and destroy millions of lives.....people are worried.
What is a lefty? Noco and WayneL I'd like to hear your definition of the attributes and features of a lefty in 2017. Am I complete wrong in my understanding of this label?
Please avoid wide-ranging and vague labels such as Fabians, Socialists etc. Be more specific.
Junior, you ask me to define a "LEFTY" but you put masking tape over my mouth and you tie both of my hands behind my back so now I can't speak or fight back...LOL.
The terms you ask for in that definition restricts me from making a true assessment of a lefty.
Free speech is a wonderful thing until your opponent tries to gag you and that is a well known trait of a lefty.
It seems the branding of Lefties as Fabians and Socialist somehow sticks in their claw as being allied with communism.....If the Green/Labor coalition were to change their name to the Communist Party, I am sure their popularity would go on a downward slide.
So I would find it very difficult to define a LEFTY under your terms and conditions.
I am quite willing to do so if you were to reconsider and lift your terms of reference.
Junior, you ask me to define a "LEFTY" but you put masking tape over my mouth and you tie both of my hands behind my back so now I can't speak or fight back...LOL.
The terms you ask for in that definition restricts me from making a true assessment of a lefty.
Free speech is a wonderful thing until your opponent tries to gag you and that is a well known trait of a lefty.
It seems the branding of Lefties as Fabians and Socialist somehow sticks in their claw as being allied with communism.....If the Green/Labor coalition were to change their name to the Communist Party, I am sure their popularity would go on a downward slide.
So I would find it very difficult to define a LEFTY under your terms and conditions.
I am quite willing to do so if you were to reconsider and lift your terms of reference.
and I think he will halt and reverse the progress of the human race.
Reality collides with Trump's promises
Trump has appointed just three of the 15 required deputy secretary Cabinet positions; fewer than 40 of the 700 key administration jobs requiring Senate confirmation have been filled.
“There's no precedent in the modern history of the presidency for what we've seen over the last month,” said Republican operative Steve Schmidt. “If you combine the dishonesty, the sloppiness and incompetence, the result is deep concern and anxiety across allied capitals, glee in the capitals of foreign enemies, and an American public that regard him one month in with the lowest levels of support in the modern era. We’ve just never seen an American administration collapse from a credibility perspective as quickly as this one has.
http://www.presscouncil.org.au/charter-of-press-freedom/
A Charter for a Free Press in Australia
The Australian Press Council agreed on the following Charter in 2003 and encouraged other organisations to adopt it.
Preamble
Freedom of opinion and expression is an inalienable right of a free people. Australia is committed to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 19 of the Declaration provides: "Everyone has the right of freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers".
In a truly democratic society open debate, discussion, criticism and dissent are central to the process of generating informed and considered choices. These processes are crucial to the formation of values and priorities and help in assessing and finding solutions to social, economic and political problems.
A free press is a symbol of a free people. The people of Australia have a right to freedom of information and access to differing opinions and declare that the following principles are basic to an unfettered flow of news and views both within Australia and across the nation's borders.
The Principles
Freedom of the press means the right of the people to be informed by the press on matters of public interest so that they may exercise their rights and duties as citizens.
The press shall not be subject to government licence and government authorities should not interfere with the content of news nor restrict access to any news source.
The press has a responsibility to the public to commit itself to self-regulation which provides a mechanism for dealing with the concerns of members of the public and the maintenance of the ethical standards and journalistic professionalism of the press.
It is in the public interest for the press to make available to the people a wide diversity of views and opinions.
It is the responsibility of the press to protect the people's right to know and to contest encroachments upon that right by governments, groups or individuals.
Laws, regulations and practices which in any way restrict or inhibit the right of the press freely to gather and distribute news, views and information are unacceptable unless it can be shown that the public interest is better served by such laws, regulations or practices than the public interest in the people's right to know.
If it wasn't for lefties we'd still be down the mines at 10 years old and no say in how the nation is run.
Yin and yang
JIf the Green/Labor coalition were to change their name to the Communist Party, I am sure their popularity would go on a downward slide.
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