05-13-2023, 09:06 PM
no amount of social legislation is going to affect that.
But social legislation can provide context that is missing now. Back in the old days before 1980 broadcast stations were required to provide time for opposing points of view.
With the proliferation of editorial/opinion shows posing as news, people believe they are watching the news without realizing it’s often conspiracy theories and fiction. If Fox “News” for example were required to broadcast factual opposing points of view for their viewers, they would have a chance to choose between stupid and reality. Maybe not all of them, but some would recognize nonsense if they had an opportunity to compare it with the facts which they rarely hear.
But social legislation can provide context that is missing now. Back in the old days before 1980 broadcast stations were required to provide time for opposing points of view.
With the proliferation of editorial/opinion shows posing as news, people believe they are watching the news without realizing it’s often conspiracy theories and fiction. If Fox “News” for example were required to broadcast factual opposing points of view for their viewers, they would have a chance to choose between stupid and reality. Maybe not all of them, but some would recognize nonsense if they had an opportunity to compare it with the facts which they rarely hear.