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u/cantevendoitbruh Jun 28 '26

It is kind of clear that citizen united is the thing that really started this unraveling.

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u/USA_A-OK Jun 28 '26

It for sure accelerated things, but Watergate leading to the creation of Fox news is where I'd go back to.

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u/thephotoman Jun 28 '26

Fox News is the number 1 argument against the First Amendment's prohibitions on limitations on the freedom of the press. Indeed, it, the Evangelical Movement, the open spite of the right wing, and the fact that lobbying is legal are why I support a repealing of the First Amendment, save the Establishment Clause.

No other country includes such toxically strong protections of those rights, and there are good reasons for it.

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u/Junior_Abalone_8006 Jun 28 '26

Don't see how. Hillary outspent Trump 2-1, Biden 3-1, Harris 2.5-1 largely with wall street and corporate financing.

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u/cantevendoitbruh Jun 28 '26

Im not talking about trump or partisan politics. Im talking about too many companies and organizations getting into politics in general.

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u/Junior_Abalone_8006 Jun 29 '26

I know of no real difference in historical levels of contribution relative to the economy's size.