Broadcasting licenses should be carefully reviewed. Fairness Doctrine reestablished. Antitrust applied. New regulations enacted.https://twitter.com/counterchekist/status/892501045649313792 …
Know why France's election avoided America's level of propaganda and avoided catastrophe? Strict government oversight for political media.
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True but also the knowledge Brexit and US votes had given the heads up about the cyber warfare
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yes, they were well aware of the dangers and saw how we ended up with Trump
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I think had the French election been last year then things could have been worryingly different
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yes, absolutely! They had a heads up and knew what to look for
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In mostly all of Europe (exempt Turkey from that) during elections, each party gets the exact air time (one campaign ad per day and channel)
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Large money donations are forbidden. Each party get approx. 1 Euro per capita from the tax pot to campaign on. Donations can't exceed 20k pp
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Important: you VOTE FOR A PARTY; the candidate for ...let's say PM in Britain... is only representational during the campaign.../2
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2/ Because money doesn't play such a big role in European elections, and party vote is what counts, not candidate vote, it's not ...
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3/ the richest person that gets elected, but the one that convinces you. The problem in US is: to become president, you have to spend a lot$
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France has no Faux News equivalent to spread lies & disinformation. Maybe not so many gullible people either.
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French Electorate is a little more sophisticated than America and they are not saddled w electoral college nonsensepic.twitter.com/LQCmnR9V2s
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that also sounds like a dangerous, slippery slope.
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And they don't drag out an election for years like we do.
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1 person 1 vote. Hard to hack.
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Dangerous road to start down in current day America
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Be careful what you wish for. Which political party gets to set those rules?
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Truth should have no party. An accountable honest media benefits all.
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And extremely short election cycle. Weeks, not years.
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We need that!!! Already damn near an Idiocracy ...
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