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Originally Posted by Rochard
But most people don't know the difference between entertainment and real reporting. And that's the problem.
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As true as that may be, that's the price we have to pay for freedom of expression. I know it sucks, but whoever said life was a bed of roses and double rainbows?
What would be the alternative? Censoring him?
"We don't like the kray kray you putting on on Mr. so we shutting you down". That scares the LIVING SHIT out of me much more than his most psychotic ramblings.
Do governments lie? Sure. After all, some people will sell their own mothers for a buck, and when you mix in big business interests, which lobby the government so they than fill their pockets even more, it's bound to happen.
And being skeptical is a good thing, being able to criticize the government a sign of an open society.
But as skeptical as you can be of the government you should also be of those whose business model is to criticize it.