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mandeepj 3 days ago

First, political commentary should be regulated, especially from these moron podcasters! What the hell do they know? They are angry and out with an agenda!! Just to make their living from barking instead of doing a meaningful/real job.

Also, I'm not sure why it's allowed to have someone come from SA/Zimbabwe and comment on posts of US political candidates.

Now coming to the Right! I believe they are the single biggest reason behind America's current rot. Which problem are they trying to solve? They always contradict themselves.

This is the mindset we are forced to deal with https://x.com/ENERGY/status/1964010741247168958

It should be compulsory for voters to vote and have them go through training to make them understand how the economy, the Fed, world trade, US intelligence, foreign policy, interest rates, and bonds work. One might argue that it should be done in the schools. Sure! But then why are we here? Of course, Right would scream as usual No, my choice. No son! Enough with your damn choices. Not voting should invite severe legal, financial, and civil penalties. That's how we are going to fix this mess!

yogorenapan 3 days ago | parent [-]

I legitimately can't tell if this is satire.

> First, political commentary should be regulated

Who does the regulating? The current Trump regime? Huge first amendment violation

> come from SA/Zimbabwe and comment on posts of US political candidates.

Because those posts are being made on a private platform. Are you sure you want something worse than UK's Ofcom proving your American identity just to speak?

> It should be compulsory for voters to vote

Maybe, but definitely not in a 2 party system.

> make them understand how the economy, the Fed, world trade, US intelligence, foreign policy, interest rates, and bonds work

Not specifically those. Please just have universal free education. There's no need to specifically teach kids how to think politically. That's definitely going to get abused for propaganda

mandeepj 3 days ago | parent [-]

> I legitimately can't tell if this is satire.

Mine was not, but yours definitely felt like it.

> Who does the regulating? The current Trump regime? Huge First Amendment violation

When you are running a YouTube channel or anything similar with millions of subscribers or even a few thousand, you are no longer an individual; in fact, you become just a news channel at that point. FCC has rules [0] for news channels, and those rules should apply to these unhinged political podcasters as well.

License Revocation: In extreme cases, the FCC has the power to revoke the station's broadcast license.

In other words, work with the firm (Meta\Google) to get that channel suspended.

Alternatively, let people add facts. I don't think YouTube does that currently.

> Are you sure you want something worse than UK's Ofcom proving your American identity just to speak?

What's wrong with only allowing citizens and residents to comment on their country's political matters?

[0] https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/public-and-broadcasting