#democracyindecline — Public Fediverse posts

The Murdochs feud like petty royals, but their empire keeps poisoning democracy. Whether it’s Fox News radicalizing the US, Sky News fearmongering in the UK, or the Australian grinding axes here, their media machine exists to distort, divide, and entrench power.
And yet, as they bicker, the damage is done:

#Murdoch #MediaMonopoly #DemocracyInDecline ##MurdochRoyalCommission
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-murdochs-are-feuding-but-their-empire-is-thriving-20250603-p5m4fo.html

"When a country built by immigrants applauds voices that shout others down for simply asking questions, it’s not strength we’re witnessing — it’s insecurity dressed as patriotism. True leadership doesn’t bark. It listens."

#DemocracyInDecline #GlobalPerspective #LeadershipMatters #USPolitics

A Pall of Hate Darkens Pride Month

"Just as massive plumes of sun-dimming smoke from wildfires now raging north of the border billow over the eastern half of the United States, darkening the sky and driving people indoors, so too has an epidemic of discrimination and hate targeting traditionally marginalized LGBTQ+ communities swept the land, unleashed by demagogues, cynical politicians and bigots. State and local governments from coast to coast are passing repressive bills, banning books and criminalizing people."

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/8/a_pall_of_hate_darkens_pride

#LGBTQ+ #SocialJustice #pride23 #fascism #democracyindecline