Re: AOC Calls For More "Media Literacy", But It Sounds A Lot Like Censorship

On 9/23/24 1:38 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
>   Ubiquitous <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for more "media literacy" in a
>> recent video posted to social media - but when she elaborated on the topic,
>> it sounded as though what she was really calling for was censorship.
>>
>> The congresswoman said that she had been in conversation with other members
>> about the steps they might need to take to "rein in" media in order to
>> prevent them from spreading "disinformation and misinformation."
> 
> Rein in the media? And this coming from one of the most vocal defenders
> of 'the need to protect our democracy'.
> 
> Scratch a leftist and find a hidden authoritarian.
> 
>> "You know, I do think that - several members of Congress in some of my
>> discussions have brought up media literacy because that is a part of what
>> happened here," she said. "And we're going to have to figure out how we rein
>> in our media environment so that you can't just spew disinformation &
>> misinformation."
>>
>> "It's one thing to have differing opinions, but it's another thing entirely
>> to just say things that are false," she added. "And so that's something that
>> we're looking into."
>>
>> Critics were quick to point out that there was no carveout for lying or
>> "disinformation" in the First Amendment, meaning that the government had
>> neither the responsibility - as Ocasio-Cortez suggested - nor the right to
>> tell the people what they could and could not say.
> 
> You think that matters to Che Ocasio? You think she cares about the 1st
> Amendment even a little bit?


She's Representative in the House of Representatives, the lowest rung on 
the ladder of the three branches of government.  (No, that's not a mixed 
metaphor.)  Why are you so threatened by women you fucking fag?