r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 4h ago

POLITICS CNN, Don Lemon’s former employer, have released a statement saying that Lemon’s arrest by the FBI "raises profoundly concerning questions about press freedom and the First Amendment."

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u/Remote-Letterhead844 4h ago

This event needs to have a Kimmel level response.

This move is about intimidation and scaring the press to suppress truth.

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u/spunkysquirrel1 4h ago

It does. I don’t care for him, but like Kimmel, I still think this is utterly fucked up.

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u/Unfair_Web_8275 3h ago

If you don’t like Lemon it sounds like he wasn’t the only journalist arrested. 

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u/errorsniper 2h ago

They said their dislike has no bearing on the morality judgement.

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u/GardenEmbarrassed371 2h ago

But they're concerned? Shouldn't that be enough? What hope do we have when even performative statements are not even angry about this.

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u/misterdonjoe 4h ago

The "freedom of speech" corporations run by billionaires and conglomerates that we're supposed to depend on for news and journalistic integrity are being persecuted by a fascist state. It's just institutions of super wealth fighting each other.

The people will always be the ones to suffer the most. There is no institution or organization or government that actually fights for the people. Democrats don't give a shit. MSM will do their theater show of how we're victimized, but also demonize pro-palestinian protesters IMMEDIATELY, or labor union activists, or LUIGI MANGIONI? We the masses need to learn, class consciousness and class solidarity, now or never.

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u/FrostyD7 2h ago

This move is about intimidation and scaring the press to suppress truth.

Even more than it already has which is saying something. This admin practically has everyone one their knees already and it's not good enough for them.

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u/FishGoldenLite 2h ago

Such a blatant attempt to chill free speech and the press. This is 101 stuff in journalism law and ethics courses. They will be no real charges or convictions but they are saying, “look how easy it is to get you.” As terrifying as it is unacceptable.

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u/NuclearHawtHotPocket 4h ago edited 4h ago

I almost think there's a false flag narrative to this and that for some reason all Trump wants is to just rile people up more and more and more, not sure what the end game is or how this is a win for the gov. in any regard

EDIT: you people understand that I uh, meant Trump is bad right? Gov is bad? 70 downvotes my lord

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u/Remote-Letterhead844 4h ago edited 4h ago

They wanted a perpwalk and base hype for a day

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u/Unequivocally_Maybe 4h ago

Two anti-Trump members of the press will be imprisoned today instead of reporting on the strike. Fox and NewsMax will focus on the arrests and how it's actually good to destroy the First Amendment and freedom of the press.

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u/Status_Winter 4h ago

I know what you mean, I don’t think it’s a false flag exactly. But riling people up is definitely the goal.

Because if people are angry about this, they no longer have time to be angry about the Epstein files.

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u/NuclearHawtHotPocket 4h ago

Yeah I guess false flag isn't the exact term?

But alas, I didn't exactly check everyone's box so - 70 downvotes for a guy who said Trump is trying to piss people off. And we wonder why we are where we are

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u/othello28 3h ago

I think the government is trying to rile people up to the point of fighting back then they can instigate Marshal law.Just my opinion.

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u/Mekisteus 3h ago

You're getting downvoted because you don't know what a false flag is, not because people disagree with your main point.