Re: Censorship By Any Other Name...........

NoBody wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:47:38 +0000, "Lee" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > NoBody wrote:
> > 
> >> On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:49:37 -0700, "chine.bleu"
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Lee wrote:
> >> >>> Lol!  You crybabies don't like it when the shoe is on the other foot.
> >> >>> >Your side started this censorious shit.
> >> > > 
> >> >>    "Reality has a proven left wing bias"
> >> >>    Stephen Colbert
> >> > > 
> >> > > 
> >> > > 
> >> > 
> >> > Is the FCC forcing Kimmel off ABC censorious shit?
> >> 
> >> Well that narrative has been proven to be a complete lie.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > "This sort of status quo is obviously not 
> > acceptable," he declared, saying it was 
> > "past time" for "these licensed broadcasters" 
> > to say, "Listen, we are going to preempt, we 
> > are not going to run, Kimmel anymore until 
> > you straighten this out, because we licensed 
> > broadcaster[s] are running the possibility 
> > of fines or license revocations from the FCC 
> > if we continue to run content that ends up 
> > being a pattern of news distortion."
> > Brendan Carr, FCC Chairman
> >
https://reason.com/2025/09/21/the-fccs-involvement-in-canceling-jimmy-kimmel-was-unbelievably-dangerous-ted-cruz-says/
> > 
> 
> 
> From your article:
> 
> "In an interview with right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday,
> Carr warned that there are "actions we can take on licensed
> broadcasters" that dared to air Kimmel's show, including "fines or
> license revocations." He added that "we can do this the easy way or
> the hard way." Either "these companies can find ways to change conduct
> and take action, frankly, on Kimmel," he said, "or there's going to be
> additional work for the FCC ahead.""


    Bingo. 

    The federal government is ordering
networks to "change the conduct" of 
comedians or get their license revoked.

    


> 
> This was stated after the outrage had already caused the pulling of
> Kimmel so there was no "force" involved.  Carr's statement was correct
> in regards to the responsiblities of media stations.


    Who is the "we" in "actions WE can 
take on licensed broadcasters"?