Donald Trump has 'betrayed First Amendment values,' journalism advocates say

[highplainsdem]

Source: CNN

"Donald Trump, through his words and actions as a candidate for president of the United States, has consistently betrayed First Amendment values."

That's what the Committee to Protect Journalists declared in an unprecedented statement on Thursday.

The nonprofit organization advocates for the rights of journalists all around the world. CPJ usually concentrates on the Middle East and other conflict-stricken areas where journalists routinely face repression and violence. Foreign governments like Iran, China and Pakistan are frequent targets of the group's efforts.

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"This is not about picking sides in an election," the statement added. "This is recognizing that a Trump presidency represents a threat to press freedom unknown in modern history."

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Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/13/media/donald-trump-press-freedom/index.html

[forest444]

1. But that's ok - that's what First Amendment solutions are there for.

[George II]

2. He's doing what the Nazis did in the '30s, threaten the press, his opponents, the banks, etc.

[Oldem]

4. A number of sources have reported

that this creep kept a copy of Hitler's speeches on his bedside table. That's according to Ivana. The attack on the media is not the only evidence that he learned from the Nazi model.
...His rabble rousing, inciting crowds to violence
...His repeated use of the big lie, on any number of subjects
...His fixing of blame on individuals or groups he sees as enemies
...His harping on the dismal state of his country, and
...His repeated promises that only he can fix our "problems"

I know I've omitted numerous other similarities. The really frightening thing is that Germany ELECTED Hitler. This repug candidate/creep has wide-spread support. Even if he gets a rock-bottom 30% of the vote, he has a base to whom he can continue to spout his bile.

[George II]

5. You can also add that he's calling the upcoming election fraudulent (another Hitler tactic)....

...if he loses.

There are so many scary parallels that we're missing, but the point is that he isn't even trying to hide it anymore.

[Falcon101]

3. Only one amendment

There is only one Amendment in his world-the 2nd one.