Who is your choice for Reality Czar?

[OldJourno]

The NYT ran an opinion piece saying we needed one. You can look it up, but probably not read it if they have a pay wall.
But if there was a Reality Czar, someone brave enough to stomp all over the First Amendment in the defense of the American way … uh, hmmm.
Well, what fascist would you pick for the job?

 

[LukSkyFokker]

Well, what fascist would you pick for the job?

Donal J. Trump.

 

[oggbashan]

In the UK we have an Office for Fiscal Responsibility which analyses politicians' promises and how far they are affordable or costed.

It is independent and has often embarrassed the government and the opposition by pointing out that 'new money' wasn't', or that a proposed scheme couldn't be paid for by the proposed tax rise.

 

[CornusKousa]

Donal J. Trump.

Is not a fascist....learn your words.

 

[LukSkyFokker]

Correct. Neither is anyone other high-ranking elected official. Take another remedial Civics class, Poor lil Dumb-Dumb.

 

[sighLent]

The BUSYBODY!

 

[JackLuis]

Randy Rainbow

 

[Liar]

In the UK we have an Office for Fiscal Responsibility which analyses politicians' promises and how far they are affordable or costed.

It is independent and has often embarrassed the government and the opposition by pointing out that 'new money' wasn't', or that a proposed scheme couldn't be paid for by the proposed tax rise.

The Congressional Budget Office is supposed to be that in the US. Dunno how much anyone listens to them though.

 

[phrodeau]

Sounds like Lou Dobbs is available.

 

[bellisarius]

The NYT ran an opinion piece saying we needed one. You can look it up, but probably not read it if they have a pay wall.
But if there was a Reality Czar, someone brave enough to stomp all over the First Amendment in the defense of the American way … uh, hmmm.
Well, what fascist would you pick for the job?

Apparently the few posters in this thread don't understand what the NYT was advocating for. In reality they're advocating for an Office of Censorship that would ride herd on social media and the like, not just politicians.

Of course riding herd on politicians is the job of the press and we see how woefully they've been doing that job.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Apparently the few posters in this thread don't understand what the NYT was advocating for. In reality they're advocating for an Office of Censorship that would ride herd on social media and the like, not just politicians.

Of course riding herd on politicians is the job of the press and we see how woefully they've been doing that job.

Goodness "reality = censorship"? Who knew?

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Correct. Neither is anyone other high-ranking elected official. Take another remedial Civics class, Poor lil Dumb-Dumb.

*chuckle*

 

[Veroe]

The NYT ran an opinion piece saying we needed one. You can look it up, but probably not read it if they have a pay wall.
But if there was a Reality Czar, someone brave enough to stomp all over the First Amendment in the defense of the American way … uh, hmmm.
Well, what fascist would you pick for the job?

Georgia Orwell maybe. The Ministry of truth can be a real thing. Scary bro.

 

[Comshaw]

Apparently the few posters in this thread don't understand what the NYT was advocating for. In reality they're advocating for an Office of Censorship that would ride herd on social media and the like, not just politicians.

Of course riding herd on politicians is the job of the press and we see how woefully they've been doing that job.

Oh look Ish and OJ are getting all testy about a suggestion that we hold people accountable for what they say. Go figure! If someone had proof of an allegation they spewed, they wouldn't have to be afraid of being called on it now would they?

There is a huge difference between stating an opinion and stating something as a fact that was pulled out of their ass.

And I agree that under normal circumstances the press rides herd on politicians, but the last four years have been anything but normal. When you have someone sitting at the helm whose lies and fabricated from thin air "alternate facts" are counted on a per-minute basis and the people that support him swallow all of them like a flock of turkeys after tossed grain, it's time to drag things back to the center, back to a semblance of normal. I envy ya'll for your perseverance; I pity ya'll for your blindness.

Comshaw

 

[BoyNextDoor]

After careful consideration I nominate Michio Kaku as Reality Czar.

 

[bellisarius]

Oh look Ish and OJ are getting all testy about a suggestion that we hold people accountable for what they say. Go figure! If someone had proof of an allegation they spewed, they wouldn't have to be afraid of being called on it now would they?

There is a huge difference between stating an opinion and stating something as a fact that was pulled out of their ass.

And I agree that under normal circumstances the press rides herd on politicians, but the last four years have been anything but normal. When you have someone sitting at the helm whose lies and fabricated from thin air "alternate facts" are counted on a per-minute basis and the people that support him swallow all of them like a flock of turkeys after tossed grain, it's time to drag things back to the center, back to a semblance of normal. I envy ya'll for your perseverance; I pity ya'll for your blindness.

Comshaw

Who gets to determine what is the "truth?"

Oh look, Comshaw is anti-free speech.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Who gets to determine what is the "truth?"

On the politics board, BoBo reserves the sole, exclusive, non-transferrable right to determine what does (or does not) constitute teh "Truth".

Oh look, Comshaw is anti-free speech.

So if you're keeping a scorecard, Comshaw is:

• racist, because he diagrees with AJ
• anti-Semite, because he disagrees with Miles/Counselor706
• anti-American, because he disagrees with BoBo
• anti-Free Speech, because he disagrees with Ishmael

Have I left anyone out?