XPost: can.politics, alt.politics.usa   
   From: cama@ro.tran   
      
   On 10/18/2017 9:59 PM, TomP wrote:   
   > The first amendment of the US constitution guarantees the freedom of the   
   > press.   
      
   But more importantly the overall right to free speech!   
      
   Amendment I   
      
   Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or   
   prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of   
   speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to   
   assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.   
      
   > But if news outlets start making up news stories they can be sued   
   > for defamation.   
      
   Luck with that...   
      
   > Despite that a large number of Americans feel the   
   > mainstream media is making up stories about Donald Trump.   
      
   Of course they are!   
      
   > How dumb can they be?   
      
   Dumb enough to fall for fake news, duh.   
      
   > This is a country that will soon be pulling licenses on news   
   > organizations if the government does not like news reporting.   
   > So much for democracy.   
      
   Chicken Little crows late!   
      
   > The United States is full of a lot of really dumb people and is a really   
   > scary place right now!   
      
   Yes you make that so, dumbass.   
      
      
   > https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/18/16495544/po   
   l-americans-news-outlets-fake-stories-trump   
   >   
   >   
   > Poll: 46% of Americans believe major news outlets make up stories about   
   > Trump   
   >   
   Now THAT is NOT fake news.   
      
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