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- Khurram0
what the hell are you basing your hysterical reaction on raf??
- On an ourageous move to grab the press. Not only it's agains the market, but it is a totalitarian step.raf
- lol. Let me rephrase that question: "What the hell are you basing your hysterical reaction on raf?"Khurram
- On the news itself, I can't help if it isn't clear enough for you.raf
- It's not. Looking for an explanation. How do tax incentives lead to totalitarianism?Khurram
- Newspapers never bite their owners, that's natural. They will become Govt's tubes. As if they weren't already.raf
- Interesting. So your argument is, if the media start criticising the government, the government will removeKhurram
- the tax breaks in a flash. The DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED ACCOUNTABLE government would do thisKhurram
- thereby newspaper will become an adjunct to the Minsitry of Information such as in totalitarianism...Khurram
- is this what you based your reaction, which i called hysterical, on?Khurram
- Big media = propaganda = power over thought. People think what the media tells them, at least the majority.raf
- Whoever owns the media, owns power. That's why the rise of independent journalism is so importantraf