In other words, stuck between reprisal from angry customers and an angry monarch, they can make both parties relatively happy by slapping a hand and giving a stern lecture.
In the big picture, the message stands: in a fascist state, the media is controlled by the government.
That said, if he has been told that then he has probably agreed to do so to get back on air.
Not sure what's worse, being told to bend the knee or agreeing to bend the knee.
But yes, we don't know what strings are attached. I'd still stay skeptical since this may just be an appeasement on the surface.
An update reversing the suspension: flagged (as of 16:10 PST).
I'm a bit dumbfounded this time at what the community is thinking. Why did they flag such a drastic update to a story here?
Anything that goes against the right is downvoted and flagged to a much higher degree than it normally would.
voxadam•4mo ago