mr reasonable wrote:Kriswest wrote:mr reasonable wrote:Kris you said it in your OP here that media was a powerful tool. So why is it suddenly the fault of the victim of that tool when it comes to light that people on the far right are wanting to use it to weaken the democratic process?
LOL, Far right? They are the only ones?
Victim is one word to use. It works but, not fully. I am asking whys, whats and hows.
I didn't say it was just the far right. Someone's got a case of the "onlys". But you are aware of the citizens united and the mccutcheon decisions right? Those were heavily advocated by right wing groups that want to use media, the very effective kind that you mentioned in your OP without limits to influence our democracy. They literally spent huge money and time to see to it that campaign finance reform laws all became ineffective.
Now who should win an election? The guy that's really who everyone wants? Or the guy who had a billion dollars to spend on the really effective advertising that you mentioned? I mean in current events, there's no doubt that those 2 supreme court decisions effectively create a situation where elections are more buy-able than ever before, and there's no doubt that they were brought fourth and advocated for by the financiers of the republican candidates.
Should corporation's dollars be the same as your vote?
Uuum I mean that about weakening the process.
The left is working just as hard at it.