• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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      You really think that there aren’t dozens of copies of the full story out there?

      Again, look at Watergate. Nixon tried to release some of the story, but eventually everything came to light.

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          The lesson most of America got from Watergate was that the system worked and eventually the press would discover the truth.

          The lesson the Right learned was that they had to destroy the system.

          Look up ‘The Fairness Doctrine’ and how Ronald Reagan went after it from his first day in office.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine

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            I’m familiar. It’s the reason we can’t expect the same rigor from the press that broke Watergate. Part of why I don’t love our track record on pinning obvious crimes and cover-ups from this administration.