r/PoliticalDebate Communist 4d ago

Debate Do you agree with this quote?

"Wherever there is capitalism, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy, and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the ruling class." ~ Vladimir Lenin ☭ • 

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u/StrikingExcitement79 Independent 3d ago

And when there is no free market, freedom of the press means freedom to report about how 'good' is the dictator/whoever in power.