Attempted Censorship of The Path to 9/11
The ABC mini-series The Path to 9/11 has certainly caused an unusual uproar over issues of accuracy and bias. As I've haven't seen it yet, I'll reserve judgment on the accuracy of the series' portrayal of events and the surrounding controversy. The accuracy and fairness of a Media presentation on public affairs is certainly fair game for public debate.
But the Senate Democratic leadership has crossed a line when they issued a letter to Robert Iger, CEO of Disney (ABC's parent company), implying they would use the power of government to punish Disney for airing a program containing content they don't approve of. Censorship by 'progressive', 'enlightened', and 'compassionate' liberal Democrats? I thought that was only expected of 'evil', 'mean-spirited', 'right wing extremist' conservative Republicans.
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The difference is that the "liberals" are demanding that ABC either remove the fabricated sections of the show or label them as fiction. The show either follows the commission report or it doesn't.
The "conservatives," on the other hand, are suppressing and/or distorting scientific results, e.g., climate change.
Asking for truth vs. suppressing truth. So, who is evil?
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