• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    and you can blame the elimination of the fairness doctrine for the bulk of that.

    Because, like everything, it sucks because the Republicans fucked it up so they could manipulate it to their advantage.

    • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Sadly, the fairness doctrine doesn’t seem like it was particularly constitutional. I suppose you could argue that a corporation has no right to free speech. Getting into that debate would be complicated. But that seems like the only way to fix this.