When The Shoe Changes Feet

[Ana the Ist]

Redirect Notice

www.google.com

"Excuse me...uh...we don't like Elon Musk spreading misinformation by giving a presidential candidate an interview on X (Twitter) are you guys going to do something about it?"

Meanwhile...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/politics/video/report-harris-campaign-rewrites-news-headlines-used-in-ads

I know it's impossible to ask people to put aside their political views but....

How do we really feel about government "intervention" on misinformation?

It's a sticky issue. I don't trust it. After all, turns out Hunter Biden is likely guilty of using his name to try and influence the State Department when Joe was VP....for money. Why are we hearing this now? Because he's already a lame duck president with no need to protect him. Harris is literally changing headlines that pop up on your browser to look more favorable than they are...

Elon Musk is giving Trump huge interviews to just pop off and say what he wants to massive amounts of people.

The SCOTUS ruled that government pressure on social media (or any media apparently) isn't quite enough to be infringement upon free speech....

And I think most would agree that the government preventing foreign election interference is a good thing. I personally think it's weird when they also engage in that exact same interference.

I'd say that generally speaking....the problem is that these huge companies have essentially free reign to promote whomever they want...with little oversight....and that seems to entrench their control over candidates. Want to use Elons big platform for your benefit? Well you gotta appeal to his politics. Want the legacy media to promote and protect you without asking any difficult questions? Well you're gonna have to appeal to their politics.

Obviously, Russia and Iran or any other country interference in elections is a problem. I just happen to think it's no less a problem when our government does the same thing. It seems we need more election rules/regulations to ensure more facts reach voters....and less garbage.

Thoughts?

 

[Fantine]

The Musk/Trump interview presented both in the poorest light.
Musk "seemed" so ignorant and gullible. Not sure if it was an act. It played to hilarious audiences on comedies all over.
Trump didn't surprise me but I thought Musk had more on the ball.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Redirect Notice

www.google.com

"Excuse me...uh...we don't like Elon Musk spreading misinformation by giving a presidential candidate an interview on X (Twitter) are you guys going to do something about it?"

Meanwhile...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/politics/video/report-harris-campaign-rewrites-news-headlines-used-in-ads

I know it's impossible to ask people to put aside their political views but....

How do we really feel about government "intervention" on misinformation?

It's a sticky issue. I don't trust it. After all, turns out Hunter Biden is likely guilty of using his name to try and influence the State Department when Joe was VP....for money. Why are we hearing this now? Because he's already a lame duck president with no need to protect him. Harris is literally changing headlines that pop up on your browser to look more favorable than they are...

Elon Musk is giving Trump huge interviews to just pop off and say what he wants to massive amounts of people.

The SCOTUS ruled that government pressure on social media (or any media apparently) isn't quite enough to be infringement upon free speech....

And I think most would agree that the government preventing foreign election interference is a good thing. I personally think it's weird when they also engage in that exact same interference.

I'd say that generally speaking....the problem is that these huge companies have essentially free reign to promote whomever they want...with little oversight....and that seems to entrench their control over candidates. Want to use Elons big platform for your benefit? Well you gotta appeal to his politics. Want the legacy media to promote and protect you without asking any difficult questions? Well you're gonna have to appeal to their politics.

Obviously, Russia and Iran or any other country interference in elections is a problem. I just happen to think it's no less a problem when our government does the same thing. It seems we need more election rules/regulations to ensure more facts reach voters....and less garbage.

Thoughts?

The election will be bought and paid for many times over by a matrix of players and influencers and scoundrels and cheats.

 

[Vambram]

@Ana the Ist I believe that the leadership of the Democratic Party and the elites in government as well as the elites in mainstream media are projecting what they have been doing for years upon their political opponents.

 

[Ana the Ist]

The Musk/Trump interview presented both in the poorest light.

It's ok to give your opinion on the various methods of promotion.

Musk "seemed" so ignorant and gullible. Not sure if it was an act. It played to hilarious audiences on comedies all over.

He got about 100 million eyeballs so we'll see how it affects his campaign.

Generally when I see the left upset and wanting someone on the right silenced....it's not because they're doing harm to their own campaign...but again, we'll see.

Trump didn't surprise me but I thought Musk had more on the ball.

I didn't watch...but I find the reaction interesting.

 

[Ana the Ist]

@Ana the Ist I believe that the leadership of the Democratic Party and the elites in government as well as the elites in mainstream media are projecting what they have been doing for years upon their political opponents.

The news was weird the past couple of days.

1. You have Harris' campaign editing news headlines into more favorable headlines for her. You know...the people who literally wanted to "stop the spread of misinformation" are spreading misinformation.

2. Hunter Biden trial takes a bit of a turn because the cat is out of the bag...and there's no longer a need to protect Joe. FOIA docs released to the NYT just days after Joe's resignation make it really look like corruption was happening when Biden was VP. Hunter was taking money for trying to influence his dad, and that money disappeared into family shell corporations.

It's all very reminiscent of the whole...

You know how we called Epstein a conspiracy? Turns out a lot of that was true.

You know how we called the lab leak a conspiracy? Seems like it was probably a lab leak.

You know how we claimed the laptop was a Russian plot? Turns out the laptop is real.

You know how we kept swearing there was absolutely nothing to the Hunter/Joe peddling influence of the US government for cash? Well....

It's a pretty clear pattern at this point.

 

[JonasDaniels]

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Philippians 4

"I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me."
Psalm 101