But the tyranny we're seeing today is arguably a result of individual broadcasters ...

miningape 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Doesn't this imply that what we're seeing today and calling tyranny is more free than what came before? (anyone can become an individual broadcaster)

Put another way - is this a case of the tyrannical calling the free tyrants? If Orwell or Huxley taught us anything it's that this how a state maintains its illusion/power - manipulating language and perception to make their control seem necessary/liberating.

	▲	amelius 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I'd say no, because this new free world came from the old world, so the latter must have been free.

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MangoToupe 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe very, very indirectly—it seems a lot easier to just blame the people currently wielding power, either in government or in business.

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parineum 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That's because we're not seeing _actual_ tyranny. Maybe a would-be tyrant, tryannical tendencies or a slide toward tyranny, however you might want to phrase it, but it's not tyranny.

Individual broadcasters are also the largest detractors along with supporters.

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vizzier 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

This looks a lot like tyranny to me. Small scale and many may feel its justified but ICE appears to be acting repeatedly in defiance of lawful orders here.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04ryk6ed5lo

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ok_dad 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

When is it tyranny? When he send the military into 19 states under federal control? Or does it have to be when he’s actually ordering the killings of his opponents?

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vizzier 4 days ago | parent [-]

https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-flag-burnin...

You can't even make this shit up.

	▲	ok_dad 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Exactly, we’re being downvoted by fans of tyrants.