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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Pledge for Journalists
A Pledge for JournalistsWhenever I am producing any sort of media on the topic of Trump, I solemnly swear to preface any and all statement's along these lines:
Donald Trump, a known criminal still occupying the office of the President and supported by a majority of the Republicans, many of whom are known to receive support from Russia, an enemy of the United States, said today... ______________.
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A Pledge for Journalists (Original Post)
DemocracyMouse
Dec 2019
OP
Don't forget that a pledge or swearing in is only as good as the person participating in it.
abqtommy
Dec 2019
#2
Anybody can make a pledge or respond affirmatively when sworn in. We can trust an
abqtommy
Dec 2019
#4
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)1. Please feel free to improve/shorten
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)2. Don't forget that a pledge or swearing in is only as good as the person participating in it.
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)3. Please explain?
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)4. Anybody can make a pledge or respond affirmatively when sworn in. We can trust an
ethical person in these processes but we can't trust an unethical person, their word isn't worth a damn.
And we always find out who is to be trusted and who is not, don't we? So pledges and swearings aren't
a waste of time, (though they could be). They serve to separate the ethical from the unethical, the sheep from the goats, the wheat from the chaff and the winners from the weenies.