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applegrove

(118,855 posts) Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:29 PM Dec 2019

Chief Justice Warns of Social Media's Dangers

Chief Justice Warns of Social Media’s Dangers

December 31, 2019 at 7:32 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 55 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/31/chief-justice-warns-of-social-medias-dangers/

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Chief Justice John Roberts, whose new year will include presiding at a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump as well as leading the Supreme Court, called Tuesday for more focus on civic education at a time “when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Chief Justice Warns of Social Media's Dangers (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2019 OP

lol dweller Dec 2019 #1

We can hope he's calling out the conspiracy theory news nuts AJT Dec 2019 #3

Uh, the irony is so thick... But can the civic education start with our high officials?!1 UTUSN Dec 2019 #2

Hopefully he's preparing the public for his intended drift to the center DemocracyMouse Dec 2019 #4

He seems to have a strong belief in institutions and norms that Trump is set on destroying. Blue_true Jan 2020 #6

Is this his version of "Be Best"? Marie Marie Dec 2019 #5

He was part of this Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #7

dweller

(23,683 posts)

1. lol

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:36 PM

Dec 2019

way to call 'em out ...
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AJT

(5,240 posts)

3. We can hope he's calling out the conspiracy theory news nuts

Reply to dweller (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:46 PM

Dec 2019

because I would guess a few on the court only listen to the fact free "news" outlets and believe them to be telling the truth. We can only hope Roberts isn't one of them.

UTUSN

(70,762 posts)

2. Uh, the irony is so thick... But can the civic education start with our high officials?!1

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:42 PM

Dec 2019

focus on civic education at a time “when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale,”

Seems like squatters in high office and talking heads resent that we hoi polloi can access info and knowledge outside of their official top-down channel, which lets us see their "rumor and false information."

And some basic "civic education" is painfully needed at the top.

DemocracyMouse

(2,275 posts)

4. Hopefully he's preparing the public for his intended drift to the center

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 11:11 PM

Dec 2019

and his taking the reigns of sanity in the Senate impeachment trial

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

6. He seems to have a strong belief in institutions and norms that Trump is set on destroying.

Reply to DemocracyMouse (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 01:35 AM

Jan 2020

He will truly be a person to watch in 2020. Will he stand up for decency, or will he succumb to the darkness that is infesting the country?

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

5. Is this his version of "Be Best"?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 11:16 PM

Dec 2019

Johnny2X2X

(19,212 posts)

7. He was part of this

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 01:38 AM

Jan 2020

These Cons who want off the rise are disgusting. Hey Chief Justice, this is your party, your Rightwing ideals brought our country to the brink of racism. Own it loser.

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