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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"great public thieves came along and picked the pockets of everyone who had a pocket"
Steinbeck. East of Eden.
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"great public thieves came along and picked the pockets of everyone who had a pocket" (Original Post)
bullimiami
Dec 2016
OP
And they will do it in plain sight. Our media will cover it with false equivalencies and
annabanana
Dec 2016
#1
The media works for the pick pockets, they own it. It's not an impartial entity.
jalan48
Dec 2016
#2
THAT'S the rub. They are not impartial, and in fact, can change the story for profit
LaydeeBug
Dec 2016
#3
annabanana
(52,791 posts)1. And they will do it in plain sight. Our media will cover it with false equivalencies and
"he said, she said" crap.
jalan48
(13,870 posts)2. The media works for the pick pockets, they own it. It's not an impartial entity.
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)3. THAT'S the rub. They are not impartial, and in fact, can change the story for profit
jalan48
(13,870 posts)4. The corporate media represents the interests of the corporations, not the people.
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)5. and the USC says we need a free and open press.
jalan48
(13,870 posts)6. That would be nice