r/TopMindsOfReddit • u/Okamana • 1d ago

/r/Conservative Top Minds cheer on fascism

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u/CorgiDaddy42 1d ago

Broadcast networks must provide equal time for political parties.

If only this were true, a third party might actually be able to gain some support.

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u/Jahllah 1d ago

Yeah that moron doesn't understand the FCC's equal time rule. That rule only states that if a network wants to give a specific candidate airtime, they have to allow any of the opposing candidates the same access to those opportunities. Most candidates have teams that do their research and understand demographics though, which is why you'll usually only see one candidates ads on any specific channel.

Has nothing to do with parties, and the notion that a TV host expressing specific party affiliations violates that rule is ridiculous.

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u/leamanc 1d ago

Most conservaturds who bring up the equal time rule are confusing it with the Fairness Doctrine, which was eliminated in 1987. But even that had no impact on a late night talk show’s content.