Debunking the "Easy Way or Hard Way" Lie
The following comment was left on an Instagram post I made that clarified what falls under the protection of the First Amendment and what does not. Those specifics seem to be lost on a lot of people these days.
welllll, technically yes it was his company, BUT it was the FCC who threatened said company if they didn’t fire him. The FCC is the government. That’s what people are up in arms about. The government is controlling media outlets by threatening them. So your girlie friend was right.
So begins my response. Spelling isn’t my strength, but last I checked, well is spelled with only two ‘l’s. It’s that snottiness that says, no, you’re not willing to discuss this as grown adults. You can tell from the rest of the message that “welllll” is intended to be dismissive.
First question to the person who left this comment — have you watched the actual interview in which FCC Chairman Brenden Carr made these comments? Here’s the link cued to the start of the conversation at the hour and 27 minute mark so that you don’t even have to do the leg work to track it down.
Like clockwork, this is an out of context quote. Your willingness to believe it also demonstrates how little you understand the role and function of the FCC or the responsibilities of the individual stations who hold FCC TV licenses.
