They lost me at "Failed Democracy"
They’re right in that democracy has failed to produce a government truly of the people. And many of the criticisms are true. Our own country is an oligarchy pretending to be a democratic republic. The press holds tremendous power to control public opinion, which influences the public to vote the way they want. And the kinds of people most motivated to seek public office are the kinds of people who seek power. Many of those powere seekers are willing to gain it at tremendous cost to others.They lost me at "Failed Democracy"
They are right in that the press doesn't do its job. Rather they do drone on about stupid about Trump all the time that is meaningless for the most part.It made me laugh when it said the press was one of Trump's pillars. Pretty much fantasy BS there.
It made me laugh when it said the press was one of Trump's pillars. Pretty much fantasy BS there.
It made me laugh when it said the press was one of Trump's pillars. Pretty much fantasy BS there.
That is way too twisted for me. Trump isn't manipulating the press. The press is manipulating the press.
I think BA is right. Trump got so much free airtime from the press during the primaries. They loved talking about him. Without all of that free airtime, I doubt he would have won.That is an interesting spin. I would agree today, but back in 2016 I think a lot of people were still believing the press and it was a powerful force against Trump. However the press doubled down and continued to get further and further from reality and now they sure could be experiencing the backlash against all the bias and causing more Trump support.
But that laughing and condescension were the key. People looked at Trump and may have not thought of him as a legitimate candidate but liked some of the things he said. Then the media dogged him unmercifully and people kind of internalized all that anti-regular joe rhetoric coming from the press. Pretty soon it was the press talking about them and Trump became their guy. That's why so many people are so willing to give him a pass when he says something completely outrageous.Well he did get a lot of coverage then. Mostly making jokes and chuckling about him, but a lot of coverage.
I agree. Then the press dogged him about everything he said and the people saw that as being dogged themselves. It snowballed from there.I still think he was elected because he told the "stupid people" or "deplorables" something they wanted to hear. A lot of those working people lived in old manufacturing states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The direction the DNC was going didn't line up with them and republican candidates of late didn't say much they were interested in either. Simply put, President Trump hit a nerve with his campaign and Hillary ignored it until it was too late.
Pretty much. As time went on and candidates dropped out, he got more and more of the votes. I think the media was loving it. Pushing more and more thinking there was NO WAY he would even win more than a few states, let alone the election. I bet they were all congratulating each other on how awesome it all was. Until election night that is.I agree. Then the press dogged him about everything he said and the people saw that as being dogged themselves. It snowballed from there.
That was pretty funny