Iraq war was initiated by Republicans, despite world-wide protests and lack of evidence of WMDs.

True, but entirely irrelevant to the point being made.

Did you not read the post you respond to or are you just engaged in shallow partisan trolling? I can't decide.

If you'd like to ignore my point it's fine. But it's how it is. It's reality.

You failed to assert a backed-up argument about media though. They just report on events and opinions. Don't blame the mirror.

We now see maybe reporting people blatantly lying can be dangerous to democracy itself. There's no question which side is most manipulative, cynical and lying. It is classic psychopathic behaviour to blame others for own failings with baseless accusations. Fortunately we don't exist to serve the ego of one, and there's no basic right to provide a platform for lying and division.

If we fail to address lies, any side can turn on its own population without those checks and balances. It is never enough to tolerate abuse and lies, as humanity witnessed before.

If this was your point to, explaining in your own words may help.