There's no denying the American media has undergone major changes, including some major malfunctions.

 

Full Metal Jacket doesn't seem like a movie about journalism, but media coverage played a major role in the Vietnam War—a level of coverage we haven't seen since.

 

We want a free country, but how well can a free country, with its chaos and divisions, hold its own in the face of hyper-controlled authoritarian countries?

 

In this episode:

⋗ Censoring old films for modern standards ⋗ The failure of the modern media ⋗ Education vs. indoctrination in free and authoritarian societies ⋗ An attack on John Cena

 

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◬ Salomé Sibonex and Justin A.W. Blair discuss. 

 

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