by azurelogic on 1/24/17, 8:26 PM with 16 comments
by dashundchen on 1/24/17, 9:02 PM
This is an administration that seems intent on openly lying to the public on even the tiniest of issues like inauguration crowd size, and large ones like accusations of voter fraud. An administration set on quashing any dissent and against the idea of a free and independent press. (See constant attempts to http://delegitimize/ the press and media, plans to defund public broadcasting, threats to open libel laws against the press)
And an administration that pushes aside and denounces experts in their fields for industry hacks and politicians with no knowledge and experience, or gigantic conflicts of interest - see Betsy Devos, Scott Pruitt, Rick Perry, see also claiming climate change is a hoax, wanting to appoint anti-vaxxers to lead a vaccine safety commission.
Trump voters, are you not the least bit concerned? I keep expecting some movement on the right to keep leadership accountable, but instead Republican politicians are falling in line hoping to gain some power in the new order.
by pedalpete on 1/24/17, 9:50 PM
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/2013-2014/the-silence-of-th...
Thankfully it was reversed after Trudeau became PM.
For a look at a few other things under Harper which it seems may be copied by Trump, see http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/adam-kingsmith/canada-freedom-o...
Lots more where that came from.
I'm now living in Sydney, Aus, and to be honest, it isn't considerably different here. Last week a planned protest of the "Lockout Laws" (which has very strict limits on when venues can serve alcohol and allow patrons to enter) was denied because the the organizers did not provide police with "had failed to show mass evacuation and crowd dispersal plans." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-20/sydney-lockout-laws-co...
by yladiz on 1/24/17, 9:31 PM
by technofiend on 1/25/17, 2:02 AM
by m3ta on 1/24/17, 9:36 PM