I wish we had an adversarial mainstream media who would hold Trump's feet to the fire. I would love to have him answer questions about his Operation Warp Speed. Is he proud of how quickly his administration was able to bring covid vaccines to Americans in need? How successful does he think that vaccination program was? How does he reconcile those efforts with his appointment of RFK Jr?
But that ship sailed in 2016...
Dave Goldsmith
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I'd like to believe that Bernie would have beat Trump but I really don't know. A Jewish socialist; that seemed like a bridge too far.
But you're right that the mainstream media fawned all over Trump because he was good for ratings and the Democratic Party rushed to Hillary because she wasn't a Jewish socialist.
Dave Goldsmith
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I would say, echoing Chomsky, that the job of the mainstream media is to manufacture consent for the ruling class. So to that extent I agree with you. But it's a Fox exclusive, I believe, that they have built into their business model the expectation that they will be paying hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties for disseminating falsehoods.
Dave Goldsmith
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Clearly. And if scotus said that the president can do anything then we no longer live in a republic.
Dave Goldsmith
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I don't think so but I'm not following its too depressing. Thats Trump's m.o. make everyone who is patriotic too disgusted to partake in his shit show.
Mx. Eddie R
Unknown parent • • •Not even a written opinion from the majority, in some cases.
Dr. Sundancer
Unknown parent • • •Although, I am encouraged by what I returned to.
Dave Goldsmith
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Encouraged by what?
Dr. Sundancer
in reply to Dave Goldsmith • • •Granted, I'm aware that it might be too late. But seeing the veil lifted from so many people's eyes is refreshing. A lot of them joined the flock on the premise of misinformation.
A lie can only be carried so far before it crashes into everyone's shared reality.
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