Jon GarfieldApr 18, 2023
Robert Reich

As long as there’s money to be made by selling lies, weaponizing Trump's viciousness, and peddling conspiracies, Fox News will continue to do it.

Profiting off of dangerous lies has become a big business in America.

It’s one of the core challenges to the future of democracy.

Apr 17, 2023 at 11:08pmWeb
Show threadRobert ReichApr 18, 2023
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-perfect-punishment-for-fox-news
What’s the perfect punishment for Fox News?

How to undo the Fox propaganda feedback loop

Robert Reich
Show threadjoe•iuculano Apr 18, 2023
@rbreich
Well, $1.6 billion, for starters.
And then, shut it down, mü†håfü¢kå!
Show threadDavid 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️NB they/themApr 18, 2023
@rbreich Losing their broadcast license.
Show threadKelly McCubbinApr 18, 2023
@rbreich
If it's a fine, then we've allowed them to pay for a license to commit crimes which they will continue to do. They must lose their broadcasting license.
Show threadEvan LaiApr 18, 2023
@rbreich A large financial fine is a given. require them to fact-check each episode of all of their opinion shows, and announce the results on-air prior to the episode running.
Show threadAn Average AmericanApr 18, 2023
@rbreich Hit them in their wallet
Show threadJerseyMikeApr 18, 2023
@rbreich Dissolution.
Show threadScott AsnaultApr 18, 2023
@rbreich every segment for 6 months. 'We lied to you. The president lied to you. All the guests we had on has lied to you. There was no fraud on the 2020 election. Dominion systems worked as they were supposed to. No fraud was committed.
Show threadWndlBApr 18, 2023
@rbreich I bet the settlement mediation failed on precisely this in particular.
Show threadex or current IDF unwelcomeApr 18, 2023
@rbreich No deals - take court case to the end
Show threadAnnie HortonApr 18, 2023
@rbreich perfect punishment, removing all network and news licenses and seeing them filing for bankruptcy. I hope Dominion gets billions out of them.
Show threadSFborn1940Apr 18, 2023
@rbreich Renaming it Fox Social.
Show threadTâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國Apr 18, 2023
@rbreich
1. Revoke their license.
2. Fine/jail the CEO.
3. Fine/jail individual anchors/commentators.
Show threadDanApr 17, 2023
@rbreich fear and hate have always been the best selling emotions in the media - and in politics, too.
Show threadWarner CrockerApr 17, 2023
@danvanmoll @rbreich And always will be.
Show threadStargeezer SmithApr 17, 2023

@rbreich
So in this modern age, misinformation is beneficial to both unscrupulous politicians AND for-profit media outlets.

We who believe in truth need to up our game.

Show threadEarthlingApr 17, 2023

@rbreich

There will be no democracy with capitalist money making!
Or profits, or democracy - you can't have both.
Capitalism is the graveyard digger of democracy:
Look what is happening in the US right now! Everybody can see it. To secure their absurd profits, capitalists are turning to fascism, even before any government tried to raise taxes. There is only one way to save democracy: Overcome capitalism and patriarchy! Cooperation instead of competition, equality of ALL genders. 🙏

Show threadMiro CollasApr 17, 2023

@rbreich The US hasn't been a democracy - ever. Think electoral college; think gerrymandering; think private money in politics.

For the rest, your post is spot on.

Show threadTildenApr 18, 2023
@Miro_Collas @rbreich True, and I don't think any country has ever been a pure democracy. Doesn't mean we can't try it now though.
Show threadMiro CollasApr 18, 2023

@tilden @rbreich You're right, no country has achieved it, but many have gotten *much* closer than the US ever has.

And sure it can and should be tried, but that will be a massive battle, as the powerful have a lot of money to spend to prevent it from happening. Currently, their money buys them laws they want, allows them to unpay workers, etc etc. Capitalism is anti-democracy. The two cannot co-exist.

Show threadbhoutlookApr 18, 2023

@rbreich The best disinfectant is sunlight.

​​The Reagan Administration enabled #FAUXNews.
#FAUXNews enabled #DrunkUncaDonaldDuck, #MAGAts & #GQPDeniosaurs.
#DrunkUncaDonaldDuck ignored CoViD, weakened NATO, enabled #PutinsWar, failed democracy & the world.
Stop the #TrumpTaint stench. #Amendment45.

Show threadPanamintApr 18, 2023
@rbreich “And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth. 'Who controls the past' ran the Party slogan, 'controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” (1984 by George Orwell.)
Show threadFlaming CheetoApr 18, 2023
@rbreich probably not legal but force it to be an a la carte cable or streaming purchase. No subsidy from people who just want to watch NBA on TNT
Show threadDennisApr 18, 2023
@rbreich totally agree with you
Show threadGregory VanderlaanApr 18, 2023
@rbreich Yes... They will say whatever sells... Just like the Heritage Foundation... and That those vegetables at George Mason University in Northern Virginia...