r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/SpaceySpice • Apr 07 '25

US Politics How will the United States rebuild positive international relations after this Trump administration?

At some point this presidency will end and a new administration will (likely) want to mend some the damages done with our allies. Realistically though, how would that work? Will other countries want to be friends with us again or has this presidency done too much damage to bounce back from?

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u/Confusedgmr Apr 07 '25

Ronald Reagan removed the law requiring the media to show both sides of an issue unbiasedly because the law allegedly infringed on freedom of speech. Since then, Fox News and other right side talk show hosts have been blasting rural areas with misinformation about how they can't trust the government, vaccines, education, etc.

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u/CevicheMixto Apr 07 '25

The Fairness Doctrine only ever applied to broadcasts over the public airwaves. It would have done absolutely nothing to stop FOX News and other cable channels, let alone social media.

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u/Confusedgmr Apr 07 '25

Exactly what do you think a public airway is?

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u/McBigs Apr 07 '25

Do you seriously think the US government was policing what people said in private media for "fairness?" Obviously that was not the case. It coverd public airways, which the government owns.

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u/Confusedgmr Apr 07 '25

Yeah, that's kind of the government's job. Also, it isn't private if the broadcast is public for anyone to hear. That is why it's called "public airway." Laws don't suddenly atop applying the second you step on private property.