(03-19-2024, 11:28 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(03-19-2024, 11:25 AM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: If you are attempting to lead your audience to a specific political conclusion by filling in the blanks for them, you are no longer media, you are propaganda.  You can't be ok with that from your media just because you agree with the conclusion and then at the same time deny the ends justifying the means being the underlying philosophy.  

They've said the same thing about every two term President I can remember which goes back to Reagan regarding wanting to stay in power beyond their second term.  It was said about Reagan, it was said about Clinton, it was said about Bush 43, it was said about Obama and although Trump's is a unique situation in our lifetime running for a second non-consecutive term, it is said if he regains power he'll never give it up.  Most individuals do not want to give up power once they have it, however, our form of government requires it.  The constitution survives each time, the nation survives each time, power transfers each time, and it's been laughable conspiracy theory level paranoia each time.  Any attempt to change it by whomever sits in power, would turn many of even the most fervent supporters against him/her.  I think the level headed amongst us on both sides would agree that 8 years is enough to serve as President.

Anyone who said that about any other US President but Trump was exaggerating or lying.

Anyone who says that about Trump is not.

The last guy to lose re-election was Bush 41.  Bush 41 did not try to intimidate Congress into allowing him to stay in power, back in 1992.  

Trump is very different.  He is the exception.  Even if journalists in the past were crying wolf, this is the real thing here, or at least, much closer to the real thing than any other point in my lifetime.