Trump targets Google as another enemy in his war against First Amendment (Leach)

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Trump targets Google as another enemy in his war against First Amendment

by David Leach • August 29, 2018

How do you know Trump is feeling the heat from last week’s news regarding Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, and the growing Mueller investigation? He fires up his base with a round of tweets where he feeds them the same old tired muck he regurgitates every time he needs a distraction for them to focus to keep them from focusing on the truth.

One of Trump’s favorite distractions is his unimaginative cries of “Fake News” whenever the media reports unfavorable and unflattering news about the Emperor with no clothes — my apologies to Hans Christian Anderson. After all, when your entire narcissistic existence is predicated on the unconditional adulation of others, clearly the only reason for anyone to say “mean” things about you is because they are “unfair” or have “rigged” the system against you.

Yesterday, Trump sent out a tweet targeting Google for showing “only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media” whenever searching for “Trump News.” He went on to say, “In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories and news is BAD, Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal.”

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https://www.stridentconservative.com/trump-targets-google-as-another-enemy-in-his-war-against-first-amendment/

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This is no idle threat. Trump’s economic advisor Larry Kudlow said in an interview with reporters that the administration is “taking a look” at the possibility of regulating Google searches.

...Joseph Goebbels-styled propaganda principles against the media have helped Trump reap enormous support in his war against the First Amendment, especially from the Trumplicans and Trumpservatives.

...Since January of this year, Trump has renewed his threat to expand libel laws so he can sue news outlets for writing “bad things” about him; has promoted the creation of state-run media; and has threatened to revoke credentials for media outlets that report negative stories about him. Google is just another step in the ladder.

What has been amazing to behold, is the numbers of Republicans who years ago argued against the reimposition of the Fairness Doctrine to regulate talk radio with 'equal time' - who today are cheerleading the imposition of their own 'Fairness Doctrine' as they demand 'equal time' and support government regulating the internet.  As long as it's Trump.

They are nurturing the very monster that is going to devour them alive and in total.