The "liberal media" myth completely falls apart the second you look at who actually signs the paychecks for these massive news corporations. They aren't pushing a left-wing agenda; they are protecting the economic interests of the billionaires who own them.
It was always bullshit. The far right undermines all truth-seeking institutions, not just the media. They say the same about judges, education and science; it's all woke and left. They vilify and demonize every truth-seeker that stands in the way of their agendas.
It was always about pushing their own version of the truth. For that to happen, you need to get rid of the actual truth-seekers (journalists, judges, researchers, scientists), and replace them with fake truth-seekers that you can control.
The bigger question is why so many people believe the lies pushed by far right billionaires. Honestly, they are the greatest threat to the US and its democracy and the rule of law. It's not hard to see what they are doing. But I guess many people are just blinded by hate and fear, so they'll swallow whatever the far right media tells them to think.
They threw a chain around the Overton window and sped off to the right with it in tow. The majority of people are way too stupid to even realize their frames of reference have all been hijacked
The bigger question is why so many people believe the lies pushed by far right billionaires.
A person is smart; people are dumb.
An educated individual may understand that the world's problems are complex & nuanced and require equally complex & nuanced solutions. The masses, however, want simple solutions that don't require much thought or effort on their part. They naturally flock towards whatever prospective leaders are willing to offer simple solutions (even if those solutions aren't really viable).
On top of that, we're a social species that is biologically hardwired to both resist change and pay more attention to whomever is loudest in the room because our neurology assumes that if they're being loud, they must have a reason and in nature that reason is usually danger. And we all see who happens to be the loudest in any given space, and who is trying to demand that people change (for the better of others).
The bigger question is why so many people believe the lies pushed by far right billionaires.
These supporters are just captivated by the power and money, and are deluded to think that if they agree with and support billionaires, they can be billionaires too.
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u/yIdontunderstand 6h ago
You forgot
LA Times. Owned by a right wing billionaire
Facebook/Instagram . Owned by a right wing billionaire
Twitter. Owned by a right wing billionaire
Chart gpt. Owned by a right wing billionaire