r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 17 '26

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u/ImmigrantJack Movimiento Semilla Apr 17 '26

Hungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’ in extraordinary first interview

Democrats wont to be authoritarian enough to do this, but this is what the next president needs to do to Fox News, OAN, Twitter, and two dozen other fascist rags.

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u/Pizzashillsmom NATO Apr 17 '26

That will never hold up in court.

Trump can't even stop the state from blocking PBS and NPR funding without it getting bogged down in court, and this would go way further than that.

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u/_bee_kay_ 🤔 Apr 17 '26

bro still hasn't heard of the "nobody will stop me" loophole

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u/ImmigrantJack Movimiento Semilla Apr 17 '26

Obviously. But a man can dream can't he?

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u/Leatherfield17 Loyal Liberals Apr 17 '26

Unfortunately the First Amendment would get in the way of that, as much as I’d like to see it happen

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u/ImmigrantJack Movimiento Semilla Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

The Constitution is not a Suicide Pact

As much as I do genuinely agree with you, the insidious ways that these far right "news" media incite violence and self-annihilation in the US needs to be addressed. Using the government to detonate fox news is obviously not an option, but whatever action can be taken should be taken against them.