USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoElon Musk’s Shadow Rule, Told Pentagon He Spoke to Putin Directlywww.newyorker.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1436arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zonenews@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.dbzer0.comspacex@sh.itjust.worksnews@lemmy.worldhakendran@feddit.detechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldspace@beehaw.org
arrow-up1420arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk’s Shadow Rule, Told Pentagon He Spoke to Putin Directlywww.newyorker.comUSAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square71fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zonenews@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.dbzer0.comspacex@sh.itjust.worksnews@lemmy.worldhakendran@feddit.detechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldspace@beehaw.org
minus-squaresciawp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up35·edit-21 year agoHow can we call our system a democracy when one unelected man can hold so much power?
minus-squarequantum_mechanic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·1 year agoLook at Rupert Murdoch. He unquestionably holds more power than Musk and has been at it for a long time. Democracy is an illusion, since people are very easily influenced by the media they consume.
minus-squareFaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoBetter education that emphasizes skepticism and critical thinking would do so much to fight the influence of media.
How can we call our system a democracy when one unelected man can hold so much power?
Look at Rupert Murdoch. He unquestionably holds more power than Musk and has been at it for a long time. Democracy is an illusion, since people are very easily influenced by the media they consume.
Better education that emphasizes skepticism and critical thinking would do so much to fight the influence of media.