The US is a Nazi country. He said, "many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk.” That's it. The fragility of Nazis is overwhelming.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just watched the monologue in question. It was probably the tamest critique of the lot. This is stupid. And illegal, but definitely stupid. Like, at least go after a harsher critic?

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What makes it illegal?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Government suppression of free speech violates the 1st amendment. So being against the constitution makes it illegal.

[–] jdnewmil@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I wasn't aware that ABC was the government. They may be acting like Trump's personal toadies, but I am pretty sure they are a private organization.

[–] perfectlyundone@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ABC acted after the chair of the FCC threatened ABC. The unconstitutional act was the FCC threat as a reaction to protected speech.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hell, the President himself threatened ABC: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/politics/video/trump-threatens-to-go-after-abc-news-reporter-digvid-vrtc

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Trump is literally using the government agencies to threaten “free speech “ that is blatantly unconstitutional

[–] Enoril@jlai.lu 1 points 2 months ago

Private organizations that need gouvernement approval for their juicy merger. So its money + coercion organized at the highest level of your country.

Welcome to USA, the land of the nazis 2nd edition

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The article says ABC suspended the show voluntarily applauded by government. Shitty? Sure. Illegal? Not clearly.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

“Voluntarily“ after the FCC threatened them. You know the FCC is part of the government, don’t you?

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And where in that article is that information?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Earlier in the day, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called Kimmel’s comments “truly sick” and said his agency has a strong case for holding Kimmel, ABC and network parent Walt Disney Co. accountable for spreading misinformation. He said the comic appeared to be making an intentional effort to mislead the public that Kirk’s assassin was a right-wing Trump supporter.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is every censorship action that the FCC takes illegal under the first amendment? If not, how is this one clearly a deviation from their normal censorship?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Now you’re just trolling. You were also trolling before, but now you are too.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

Mmhmm, trolling is when someone asks you questions that have answers that make you uncomfortable. I'll update my dictionary.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Title should call out "Disney-ABC", not just ABC. It's important to connect the dots how few outlets there are and how they are aligned. Christofacist will not be any stretch for Disney, and they have a king background in war propaganda films.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Land of the free.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Boycott, boycott, then boycott.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

USA is doing worse shit than their propaganda says about China

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Violation of the 1st amendment by the government (trump, via fcc chair). Nothing to do with Kirk