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Trump’s frightening rally in Ohio shows the media still doesn’t get it

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by philnotfil, Sep 19, 2022.

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  1. Sep 19, 2022 #1
    philnotfil

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    In trying to so hard to be fair to both sides, the media has normalized Trump's bizarre behavior.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/19/trump-ohio-rally-qanon-media/

    And herein rests the fundamental failure of the mainstream political media. Far too many continue to disguise the political reality we face. They refuse to use appropriate descriptors to describe Republican conduct, such as “fascist” or “racist.” Instead, they mislabel radical authoritarians as “conservatives.”

    If this were a foreign country, the media would accurately describe the MAGA movement as a far-right cult. Yet in the United States, too many reporters cannot help themselves in normalizing the movement.

    “It seems to be very deep in the mainstream press’s DNA to strain for equality when none exists,” said Margaret Sullivan, media critic and author of the upcoming memoir, “Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) From an Ink-Stained Life.” She adds, “Maybe journalists just don’t have the language to truly get across how disturbing and abnormal some of this stuff is. If so, it’s high time to grapple with that.”

    And it’s not just Trump who has displayed the GOP threat to democracy. Consider also Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s inhumane transportation of asylum seekers to liberal states or cities to make a political statement. News reports suggest these people may have been tricked or lied to about where they were going and what awaited them at their destination. If so, there may be criminal as well as civil implications. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and others have asked the Justice Department to investigate.
     
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  2. Sep 20, 2022 #2
    duggers_dad

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    Moving closer and closer to countries that ban or even jail opposition leaders and parties like Ukraine.
     
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  3. Sep 20, 2022 #3
    rivergator

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    Apparently the Ohio rally was weirder than the usual Trump gathering. Qanon music, the crowd pointing one finger in the air ...

    Trump’s Latest Rally Was Even Weirder Than Usual
     
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    What is QAnon music? Are walkoff home runs a Danger to Our DemocracyTM now?
     
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  5. Sep 20, 2022 #5
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    I like how you gloss over the fact that actual crimes are under investigation.
     
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    And while this was happening, many in the crowd raised their arms and pointed a finger upward. It’s not clear what the gesture meant.

    Must be some sort of secret MAGA gang sign. Maybe one of the Trump rubes on here can tell us what the gesture means.
     
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    Yeah it's sad when the opposition party is filled with fake American patriots that commit crimes such as using fake electors and ghost candidates. I agree with you they should be out in jail. You do the crime you pay the time. Law and Order!
     
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  9. Sep 20, 2022 #9
    duggers_dad

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    Of course they are. In countries like Ukraine it is a crime to be the opposition.
     
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    So scary!
     
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  11. Sep 20, 2022 #11
    citygator

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    I simply thought he was a con man pretending to believe this stuff. I’m starting to think he actually believes his own bullshit which might be more dangerous than being a con man.
     
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    Tea Party was made with shrooms. This is what it always was. Completely bat ship crazy. And yet…..
    The danger with normalizing anything, is that it becomes normal, lol.
    Propaganda and talking heads have destroyed us.
     
  13. Sep 20, 2022 #13
    philnotfil

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    Where we go one, we go all.
     
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    rivergator

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    It's explained briefly in the story. I'm sure there's more information available online.

    No
     
  15. Sep 20, 2022 #15
    rivergator

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    Since no one is talking about that at all, what's the point of pretending anyone is? Is it just because you're uncomfortable with the actual subject of the thread and want to deflect to something else entirely?
     
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    Trump is your ultimate whataboutery. What’s good for the goose ...
     
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    You people who tacitly support overthrowing governments in other countries. At least Trump is keeping it in-house, right ?
     
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    Always.

    Meanwhile, something important just happened like Hunter Biden failed to tip 15% at a coffee shop.
     
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  19. Sep 20, 2022 #19
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    Do serious people with careers actually read these articles and believe them?
     
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  20. Sep 20, 2022 #20
    murphree_hall

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    I don’t think that’s accurate, but don’t have the same expertise on contemporary Ukrainian politics as you do.
     
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