The President presides to suppress invisible in the United States for decades.
The threat of FCC chairman Brendan Carra on ABC was the things of the Hollywood cliche: “We can make this in an easy way”, assigned to Trump. said In a recent interview, “or a difficult path.” In previous days the network Jimmy Kimmel Live! became the goal Conservative anger Above Kimmel comments About the murder of the right activist Charlie Kirk. So, with licenses for broadcasting its branches DisadededABC and her maternal company, Disney, chose an easy way. Later on the same day, the network announced Uncertain suspension From the Kimmel show – now quasi/canceled mainly from public pressure and protest.
The Trump administration and her loyal magicians committed an amazing attack on freedom of expression within a week after the terrible murder of Kirk. Workers from journalists to airline workers were dismissedAnd Students ExpelledThe field thirty -three Republican of the House of Representatives called for the creation Select Committe To explore the “radical attack of the left on America.” Prosecutor General Pam Bondi promised, and Then he went backObviously unconstitutional judicial persecution of hatred. Meanwhile, in the recently rethought Ministry of War, journalists should function as stenographers of the Pentagon or The risk of losing Their press passes. And, as the guest owner of the podcast Kirk, the vice -president of JD Vance personally attacked NationJournalism and Distribute misinformation About financing the magazine.
In his comments on the memorial service of Kirk on Sunday, Trump Fired His critics are just “screaming fascism because of the abolished night show, where the anchor had no talents and no ratings.” Nevertheless, the right clearly uses the death of Kirk as a cover for the escalation of repressive tactics, which noted the second term Trump. Since his inauguration, the president chaired by the government suppression regime, invisible to the United States for decades – a regime intended for cooling activity and dissent.
The administration persecuted wide attacks on the media. In February the White House locked AP from its presidential press of the Basina from the refusal of the information agency to accept the Monet of Trump “Persian Gulf of America”. Later the administration Captured control Tasks of the pool from the Association of Bit House correspondents. Huffpost And Reiter was outside-Newsmax and FlameV.
Last week, on its limits lawsuit against Wall Street JournalThe President sued New York Times For slander. (The judge is fast Fired A Once The case, although Trump is reported to fill out). Experts agree that his claims against news are Without meritsbut ABC and maternal companies CBS settled With the president for accurate amounts of $ 15 million and $ 16 million apiece.
CBS delivered another line in the list of wishes to suppress the media of Trump when it is canceled Stephen Kolbert Later the show this summer, and 60 minutes'The best producer left, quoting violation About journalistic independence of the program. Sockets outside the borders of the United States also feel how it is compressed: the administration insists on shortened The duration of international journalistic visas from five to 240 days.
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Universities and museums are also among many goals of the administration. The exhibitions of the Smithsonian Institute are currently under consideration, since the White House disappears to evidence of the “awakened” thoughts Attention to slaveryThe administration occupies federal financing in its war at universities. hostage And threatening The status of tax exemption, all in an attempt to bend higher education in accordance with its conservative ideological goals.
Institutional fragments are huge, but people were not delivered either. Earlier this month, the University of California in Berkeley notified 160 students and teachers, including the recognized philosopher Judith Batler that their names were delivered by the Trump administration due to unspecified accusations of anti -Semitism. “Will I be on the government list now?” Butler He asked In a letter published in Nation“Will my journey be limited? Will I consider it? ” And only last week the judge ordered deportation Palestinian activist Mahmud Halil, the holder of the green map and husband and father of US citizens.
The rights of citizenship are not inviolable. Representative of Florida Brian Mast Introduced The bill, in which the State Secretary of the Regulation, Marco Rubio, the powers for the viewing of passports of American citizens accused of supporting terrorism were originally submitted. After the critics indicated that the situation can be used for political speech, the mast offered the amendment cancellation This.
The work is lost, the documents were withdrawn, the names are compiled: America was on a similar territory earlier. During the red grazing of the 1940s and 50s, millions of federal workers were checked for potential communist associations; 2700 were fired and another 12,000 He resignedField in Hollywood, Hundreds were on the black list, while universities professors were Dragged Before the Committee on Non -American events of the House of Representatives. When playwright Arthur Miller is a longtime participant To Nation– Adapted to the passport in 1954, his statement was refused because the State Department suspected that he Balanced Communist sympathies. Miller wanted to visit Belgium to see the production of his now classic allegory of the McCarthy era, TigbField
Witch hunting subsided with the help of those who, when he was forced to choose between a light route and a difficult way, gained courage to follow the last way. Broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and his network, CBS, played an important role, creating a series of burning Reports On Demagorian Joseph McCarthy. But thousands Everyday Americans He also withstood political counter winds to fight the censorship and restoration of freedom of speech. In 1954, after the Republicans lost Medium -term elections, the Senate condemned McCarthy. Twenty-two of his fellow-republican senators joined the democrats to condemn him.
Dissent is always possible. A few weeks ago, the democrats of the Congress promised introduce The bill to strengthen legal protection for persons politically pursued by the government. With the party outside the authorities, this step is largely symbolic. However, given the efforts of the Trump administration, in order to reduce his political rivals in silence, even a symbolic opposition is preferred to any one at all. Liberal non -profit organizations also United The collection of funds in support of efforts to combat democracy, such as conducting legal problems for the policy of the Trump administration.
In the editorial article on McCarthy, Murrow called up The Americans will not be “aimed at fear in the era of the unreasonable.” It is difficult not to feel that we currently live to such an age. But the fever of “Witch Hunting” was torn earlier – and this is again.
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