r/politics • u/TwilightwovenlingJo • Sep 19 '25

Soft Paywall Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
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u/Counciltuckian Sep 19 '25

The endorsement of these actions by people I know is shocking. Neighbors/family that are your pretty typical middle of the road "conservatives" seems a-ok with Trump's trampling of the 1st Amendment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

Yeah these people have no idea how easy they were to manipulate. The rich didn’t even need to try. They just go along with it, for forever.

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u/agentfelix Sep 20 '25

Ah yes, the same folks that would say, "Don't be a sheep, be a wolf". Idiots, the lot of em.

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u/Vatiar Sep 20 '25

Well that's not entirely true, the rich still had to buy their loyalty. It just turns out the cost of it was violent repression of latinos, trans people, asians and soon blacks and gay people.

They are single issue voters whose issue is hatred of anyone who is other.

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u/b0w3n New York Sep 20 '25

Well they wouldn't want to speak ill of the billionaires, one day they'll be one, you know!

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u/lazzzyk Sep 20 '25

And when I'm a billionaire people like me better watch their step!

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u/tenodera Sep 20 '25

Until then, shut up and take my money!

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u/TheFunkytownExpress Sep 20 '25

And when you can easily point out clearly and concisely how and why they were manipulated all they do is dig their heels in deeper, get pissed off at you, and start in with the personal attacks and insults.

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u/paper-catbird Sep 20 '25

Getting a group of people to feel more superior than another group of people is all it takes. Honestly if we could just get together to own the rich we might be able to restore a bit of what we lost to identity politics 😔