The dark side of all this is a propaganda network.

The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption.

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baq 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body It's almost more that we have semi-functional regulation. Trump's influence over this transaction entirely stems from his antitrust powers.

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taurath 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This really isn’t the free market, this is de facto cartels when like 90% of media properties are owned by 3 or 4 companies.

	▲	throwaway29812 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
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