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Bettie

(16,124 posts)
Sat Oct 20, 2018, 08:19 AM Oct 2018

Every journalist in the world

needs to realize that what happened to Jamal Khashoggi is a threat to them.

The orange thing in the white house and those who are on the same team as he is (fascist dictator types) have essentially declared war on the press.

They need to start speaking out before it is too late. No more false equivalency; only one side wants them dead and it isn't the left.

The free press is in real danger at this point.

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Ms. Toad

(34,086 posts)
2. Do you really think they don't already realize that
Sat Oct 20, 2018, 02:54 PM
Oct 2018

and haven't been realizing the threat for at least 2 years now?

It's the rest of us who need to realize it, and start speaking out to defend the free press.

Bettie

(16,124 posts)
6. They are still singing the old song
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 12:05 AM
Oct 2018

"both sides do it" all over the place.

So, no, not all of them have figured it out.

Some of them get it, that only one side wants to kill them for reporting facts.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,413 posts)
14. tv talking heads
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 09:59 PM
Oct 2018

The tv talking heads mostly do as their owners dictate -- stir up controversy for ratings. There are some real journalists amongst them, doing real reporting, but they are the exception rather than the rule.

hurple

(1,306 posts)
3. You're right
Sat Oct 20, 2018, 03:26 PM
Oct 2018

And I can bet they're digging harder than ever to uncover and expose every single dirty little secret of each and every person who threatens them.

Will it make a difference? We'll see.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
4. Well said, and on point.
Sat Oct 20, 2018, 07:01 PM
Oct 2018

I’d love to share it on my Facebook page—with credit, or anonymously whichever is best.

Bettie

(16,124 posts)
8. There are still an awful lot of them who
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 12:07 AM
Oct 2018

play the 'both sides are the same' game.

So, yes, there are some who don't.

Nitram

(22,869 posts)
11. Even those idiots care about their own lives. You won't see them provoking a country that kills
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 12:16 PM
Oct 2018

journalists. It's only good journalists that are in danger.

kimbutgar

(21,185 posts)
12. You know that one day an American journalist will be murdered by an orange maggot supporter
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 09:28 PM
Oct 2018

If we have the ( fingers crossed) blue tsunami his supporters will become more unhinged as the orange maggot will scream election fraud. It is so predictable. I can see some asshole going on a shooting spree in a liberal city.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
15. American citizens need to realize that if a Trump business ally wants them dead, he will let them di
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 10:09 PM
Oct 2018

I do't understand how Trump's supporters can tolerate this. He is supposed to be making them "strong" again, but he would sell out any one of them for a buck.

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