Trump continues to demonize journalists as enemies of the people and paint immigrants as invaders. He should be careful. History shows that such tactics can backfire. https://bloom.bg/2DCW6tf pic.twitter.com/45NEYP4P7P
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Federalists, like today’s Republicans, had little faith in their ability to maintain their grip on power. That's why they attacked newspapers. It was a strange target: Three-quarters of the nation’s publications in 1795 had a Federalist bias https://bloom.bg/2DCW6tf pic.twitter.com/EEkXFlIRHz
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The more vocal Federalist papers rivaled Fox News, describing the Democratic Republicans as “frog-eating, man-eating, blood-drinking cannibals.” That insult makes Sean Hannity look like a measured and respectable journalist. https://bloom.bg/2DCW6tf pic.twitter.com/UVdZApR3r5
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In 1798, the Federalists passed the Sedition Act, which made uttering "false scandalous and malicious writing" about the government a crime: - Publishers were arrested - 30 people were prosecuted - The number of opposition papers soared https://bloom.bg/2DCW6tf pic.twitter.com/O2lGKlViqn
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At the height of its power, when the Federalist Party controlled virtually everything in the country, they unnecessarily and viciously targeted both immigrants and the press. The disastrous outcome should give today’s Republicans food for thoughthttps://bloom.bg/2DCW6tf
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Just a little background, this was during the disintegration of the French Revolution, the terror, and the Coalition wars, which scared the hell out of US leaders—including Jefferson—who thought that chaos might reach US shores. The Federalists exploited this, of course.
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Reality Trump was only allowed to run amok, because a
#ComplicitGOP sat on their hands & twiddled their thumbs. Let’s be clear, this political environment has been decades in the making & it fell into Don’s lap. Last week’s BlueWave diluted the kool-aid#PoliticalOstriches@cnnpic.twitter.com/0ParUya2dnThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Well we are over crowed already , it need an freeze on immigration in America
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