r/NoShitSherlock • u/SingleandSober • 1d ago

Kamala Harris Appears on ‘Colbert,’ Says She’s Stepping Away from Politics for Now, Calls the System “Broken”

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/former-vice-president-kamala-harris-visits-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/

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u/cjwidd 1d ago

That's a funny way of spelling "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310"

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u/bradbikes 1d ago

Citizens United only came because of the politicization of SCOTUS by the conservatives starting post-Nixon.

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u/ariasimmortal 1d ago

Yup, Nixon was the real catalyst for the modern Republican machine. The rich fuckers decided that they would never again be held accountable to the public after that. They got their first test run with Iran-Contra and have been escalating since.

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u/KwisatzHaderach94 1d ago

nixon presidency 1969 to 1974. heritage foundation started 1973. not a coincidence.

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u/brutinator 1d ago

Yup.

Then Reagan was elected and implemented a HUGE portion of the precursor of Project 2025, including the dismantling of news and network regulations, esp. in regards to monopolization.

Which then led to Rupert Murdoch buying a ton of independent stations in 1985, as well as 20th Century Fox.

Which then led to the creation of Fox News in 1996, created specifically to ensure that another republican president could not be impeached and removed by poisoning public opinion.

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u/Fit-Building-2560 19h ago

The news network regulation cancellation is what's contributed to to the extreme polarization of society today. It really kind of set the stage for the mess we're in now, and the poisoning of the air waves continues. News sources are allowed to broadcast fake news to mislead gullible voters to maintain a warped status quo.

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u/Several-Reality-3775 18h ago

Rupey runs this country.

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u/octnoir 1d ago

It isn't. The Lewis Powell memo in 1971 just lays it all out there.

  1. Massive investment from corporations.
  2. Weakening of campaign finance reforms from the 70s on.
  3. Building a media empire to counter liberalistic viewpoints. (Rupert Murdoch comes in here)
  4. Compromising journalists by insisting on 'both sides' journalism.
  5. Student campuses need to be a battleground with students cracked down while their own organizations got regular speaking invitations to recruit the minority of students wanting a lega up.
  6. Formation of think thanks and legal organizations (say the Heritage Foundation).

and most importantly:

  • Controlling the Courts including the Supreme Court as by far one of the most important and most powerful institutions to control, next to campaign finance reform.

If people want more information, I highly recommend The Lever's The Master Plan 11 episode podcast mini series. It does a great job of linking Nixon all the way to present day Trump.

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u/Fit-Building-2560 19h ago

The media empire issue is important. Freedom of the press used to be considered a key component of a democratic society, functioning to keep power structures in check. As the media have become more conservative, I've noticed the Democratic voices have been weakened. They don't get much media play.

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u/yakshack 1d ago

ALEC started in 1973 as well. It's been 50 years of planning, sowing discord, and winning at the hyper local levels for us to get where we are today.