We are in an age of rampant journalistic malpractice. There is a reason one of the first things an invader does is seize control of the media. We can't trust that our news media is not being manipulated. See my earlier thread re: vaccine deliveries. 1/7
Our media has been seized. Harper made it possible for a conglomerate of American right-wing interests to run most of our print, radio, and online news media. 2/7
This is a quiet hostile takeover of Canadian minds & votes. When you see an opposition MP make statements & these statements are demonstrably false, but news media does not challenge, this is subversion of democracy at work. Traditionally, journalists are 1st line of defense. 3/7
We all need to be vigilant. We all need to think critically and call out malfeasance on the part of journalists. It's going to only get worse the closer we get to any election. The CPC has hired a communications company that has the dubious distinction of selling Brexit. 4/7
This is about our future as a sovereign nation with all the social safety nets, benefits, and universal healthcare that entails. I am not being hyperbolic. This is real, and it's happening now. 5/7
I know a lot of people find politics boring or stressful. But we need to become politically engaged. There is an existential threat to our society and way of life. We are not Americans. We have to hold onto our power to choose our own course. 6/7
Be alert. Think carefully about what you read or hear. Fact-check. Call out lies. It's up to us. Our journalists are falling down on the job. It's up to us. 7/7 #WhereAreOurJournalists
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