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UnoriginalNickname 1 point ago +1 / -0

MLK said that a riot is the language of the unheard

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UnoriginalNickname 1 point ago +1 / -0

I once read that Trump’s use of Twitter was similar to FDR’s fireside chats.

From Wikipedia:

The fireside chats were a series of evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (known colloquially as "FDR") between 1933 and 1944. Roosevelt spoke with familiarity to millions of Americans about the promulgation of the Emergency Banking Act in response to the banking crisis, the recession, New Deal initiatives, and the course of World War II. On radio, he was able to quell rumors and explain his policies. His tone and demeanor communicated self-assurance during times of despair and uncertainty. Roosevelt was regarded as an effective communicator on radio, and the fireside chats kept him in high public regard throughout his presidency. Their introduction was later described as a "revolutionary experiment with a nascent media platform."

It cannot misrepresent or misquote. It is far reaching and simultaneous in releasing messages given it for transmission to the nation or for international consumption.

— Stephen Early, FDR press secretary, on the value of radio

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UnoriginalNickname 8 points ago +8 / -0

I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise

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UnoriginalNickname 1 point ago +1 / -0

Now would be a good time for him to move to parler

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UnoriginalNickname 2 points ago +2 / -0

If you ever trusted Mark Zuckerberg, you’re a dumb fuck.

His words. Not mine.

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