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[–] 159 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And we come back to Ronald Reagan.

Reagan gutted the FCC. There used to be rules restricting the number of TV/radio stations one company could own. There used to be a Fairness Doctrine that gave equal time to anyone who opposed an editorial.

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  • [–] 59 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    There are still roots of this with Nixon. He was able to walk away with his indiscretions. Then we got Fox News.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 day ago

    Back in the day, after Ford pardoned Nixon, there were two kinds of folks.

    Most of the Nixon haters were willing to accept his resignation. Very few people at that time were ready to see an American President on trial, let alone behind bars.

    Nixon's pals looked at everything and started plotting to make sure none of them would ever be treated like that.

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