• ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world
    29·
    9 months ago

    So what’s the alternative? State controlled media? Because that’s never used to push narratives and agendas.

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
      7·
      9 months ago

      Regulation on businesses and corporate spend.

      You can have free press if you limit who can influence it. From both corporations and the state.

      Prevent monopolies and the consolidation of news media. Promote dissenting opinions. Promote smaller news organizations and promote discussion.

    • kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml
      7·
      9 months ago

      The more voices the better. State run, private, individual. Break up large conglomerates like Sinclair. Reintroduce fairness doctrine.

    • GigglyBobble@kbin.social
      95·
      9 months ago

      That’s the elephant in the room that communists always conveniently overlook.

      “There never was real communism/socialism! We need to really move the means of production” - yeah and who will organize it? Who will ensure the organizers won’t just take it themselves? Because that’s what happened in every attempt.

  • pyrflie@lemm.ee
    194·
    9 months ago

    The Lack also means whoever has a gun controls the press/propaganda as all authoritative regimes have shown. This includes all Communist regimes to date, they have killed ANY internal critics.

    Modern Socialist regimes in Europe are to be admired, but Communism requires violent overthrow as a doctrine, and every instance of it’s implementation has resulted in a Totalitarian government.

    Democratic Implementation is required for successful humanitarian overhaul. Anything else is a dice role versus dictatorship. One that Russia has lost repeatedly, and China has never escaped. Their Authoritarian history has been definitive.

      • pyrflie@lemm.ee
        42·
        9 months ago

        Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, and Spain have implemented Socialist policies much to the benefit of their populace and government.

        There are also likely more that I don’t know about.

      • Petter1@lemm.ee
        1·
        9 months ago

        No country dares to have a free market like America has. In most of Europe, consumer rights are way higher. Same for worker‘s rights and for more rights for people with any sort of disorder.

    • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.uk
      3·
      9 months ago

      I wouldn’t get too excited about the socialist policies of many European countries. We’re seeing waves and waves of far right wing politicians sneaking their way into office across the board and many countries’ policies have been under sustained attack for decades as a result of corporate interests.

  • p000l@lemmy.sdf.org
    6·
    9 months ago

    In India, the media controlled by the corporates is the literal subliminal propaganda machinery for the government.