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Will Bunch @Will_Bunch 2hHeres why thats bad news for President Biden
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Lovie777
(12,276 posts)PortTack
(32,773 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)malaise
(269,045 posts)They are happier normalizing fascism
malaise
(269,045 posts)They are happier normalizing fascism
multigraincracker
(32,688 posts)StClone
(11,683 posts)That's not good for ratings.
BumRushDaShow
(129,082 posts)"But Russia and Ukraine..."
(if it bleeds it leads and if it isn't bleeding then make it bleed)
Lonestarblue
(10,011 posts)The mainstream medias fixation with false equivalency between the two political parties and fear of criticism from the right has led to distorted coverage and misleading characterizations of the assault on democracy.
Voter suppression is called tighter voting requirements. The Republicans descent into authoritarianism and its dalliance with violence is explained away as polarization. Meritless cases to overturn the election are described as lawsuits stemming from the 2020 election, and rarely is it made clear that concerns about fraud is a red herring or that the 2020 election was the most reviewed and reaffirmed in history (thanks to the slew of audits).
The media talks about the lack of civility in politics. But when do Democrats post videos depicting violence against Republicans? When do they follow Republican members down the halls of Congress to harass and scream at them?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/07/media-has-given-republicans-free-pass-assaulting-democracy/
paleotn
(17,931 posts)To be honest, the 24/7 chatter cycle may be worse for democracy than Facebook. Disinformation is disinformation, no matter who's disseminating it.