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markodochartaigh

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21. If our democratic government would

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 08:47 PM

Apr 2025

be threatened by a foreign power, we would send wave after wave of our youth to die defending it. And a very high percentage of our youth would willingly fight.

Now, our democratic government is being threatened from within. We need waves of business leaders, politicians, newspaper and media owners, attorneys and judges, clergy, teachers, academics, etc. as well as regular citizens to heed the call and stand up. In the future we should never forget those who stood up, and those who hid whether they hid behind a wall of apathy or a wall of money.

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The right-leaning billionaire owner's attempts to remake the L.A. Times have reportedly lost the paper millions in [View all] applegrove Apr 2025 OP

good. used ta be a good paper nt msongs Apr 2025 #1

i dropped my subscription Demovictory9 Apr 2025 #2

link RainCaster Apr 2025 #3

The National Post, a Canadian Right paper, ran at a loss applegrove Apr 2025 #4

Same for the Washington Times. They don't want profit - they want dumb eyeballs. erronis Apr 2025 #10

It is sick. applegrove Apr 2025 #11

K&R UTUSN Apr 2025 #5

It is truly sad to see what has happened to great newspapers in this country. LA Times used to be good. marble falls Apr 2025 #6

The wealthy do not like a free press wolfie001 Apr 2025 #15

When the wealthy say free press, they mean the press works for free rpannier Apr 2025 #18

Oh yes! I grew up in the DC area and The Washington Post was always looking to cut the reporting wolfie001 Apr 2025 #22

And then Jeff Bozo bought the Post and promptly killed off the entire Gazette newspapers chain Wicked Blue Apr 2025 #23

Yes, he finished it off wolfie001 Apr 2025 #24

Gee that's too bad. dchill Apr 2025 #7

i suspect the same i shappening to the washington post moonshinegnomie Apr 2025 #8

Oh yeah! Big time! wolfie001 Apr 2025 #13

Otis Chandler's legacy trashed. not fooled Apr 2025 #9

I wish someone would grab his wig and pull it off wolfie001 Apr 2025 #12

They might as well sell it all for 30 pieces of silver. calimary Apr 2025 #14

If anything, they prove that money doesn't buy happiness AStern Apr 2025 #28

I canceled the LA Times, NY Times, Wa Po... BigmanPigman Apr 2025 #16

They aren't in it for profit ibegurpard Apr 2025 #17

It was a great regional newspaper. Many excellent columnist s remain. Yet I have left... Hekate Apr 2025 #19

L.A. Times lost mine. republianmushroom Apr 2025 #20

If our democratic government would markodochartaigh Apr 2025 #21

Took the times for over 40 years Alsteen Apr 2025 #25

More of this -- LOTS more! Blue Owl Apr 2025 #26

Figures - he was born and raised in the same racist breeding ground as Elon. Native Apr 2025 #27

Billionaires really don't care if the media they own loses money ThoughtCriminal Apr 2025 #29