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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe media needs to stop referring to Trump as President.
Refer to him as the illegitimate president, or Trump.
He doesn't even deserve the respect of being called Mr.
The media needs to stop using the cute little phrase 'meddling' in our elections.
This minimizes the severity of what happened.
It was an attack on our country.
RKP5637
(67,108 posts)magicarpet
(14,150 posts)nature-lover
(1,469 posts)samnsara
(17,622 posts)..hes NOT the president!
gademocrat7
(10,657 posts)A willing participant in the assault on our democracy.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,722 posts)IMHO, if we were attacked physically or by digital means, an attack is an attack.
Why start a conventional war and destroy the place you want to conquer, when you can destroy it by the internet?
Hacking of elections and trolling is a first step. Hacking of infrastructure will be next.
Of course if its a war, they are all traitors and should be dealt with as such.
Wounded Bear
(58,653 posts)SamKnause
(13,103 posts)The media needs to stop.
toddwv
(2,830 posts)"who lost the popular vote and is suspected of being a puppet of Vladmir Putin" every time they refer to him.
Example:
"Today Trump, who lost the popular vote and is suspected of being a puppet of Vladmir Putin"
Either that or always put president in quotes: "President" Trump.
Or both.
SamKnause
(13,103 posts)Bayard
(22,069 posts)Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)Call me crazy but I was on news blackout that weekend so I wouldnt see the footage. If a rare clip comes on now I quickly close my eyes to avoid the horrific image