The Streisand Defect - eviltoast
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    8 months ago

    CNN was really bad about this in 2016:

    “Here we are outside the Trump rally due to take place in about six hours now…”

    Meanwhile, Sanders blows the roof off with 30,000 people. CNN? Silence.

    The joke I was telling back then was Trump couldn’t pass gas without live coverage on CNN with talking heads discussing if it were more “fruity” or “nutty”.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Meanwhile, Sanders blows the roof off with 30,000 people.

      CNN: Sanders has zero chance to win. Everyone hates him, and he is a poopypants. Vote for Hillary, because Sanders is doo doo cacca.

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            8 months ago

            Suddenly every story was misrepresenting Bernies compliments… He mentioned Cuba has a good education system so to CNN that means “Bernie wants communism! Bernie loves Castro!”

            MSNBC was even worse. Those chucklefucks were literally crying about Bernie being elected and executing them. (I wish)

            It was so disgusting to watch…

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      8 months ago

      Neolib media owners much prefer a raging fascist president to a socialist, as a fascist won’t challenge the status quo, just make it worse for the poors and minorities.

    • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      CNN wanted Trump over Bernie, Trump gave them more views and Bernie would be an upset to the status quo.

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        8 months ago

        Nail on the head. There are some who call themselves Democrats who would rather have 1000 Trumps for President than let someone who would shake up the status quo get their hands on the levers of power.

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          8 months ago

          Literally no Democrats are like that.

          News media, I’ll grant you. Not Democrats though.

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            8 months ago

            Why not because they publicly say the right phrases to make you think we’re all on the same side and they have your back? Were you not around to witness what happened in 2016, or what nearly happened again in 2020, or what could happen now in 2024?

            Have you never questioned why, out of a population of 330 million, they keep hand picking individuals to back that fully represent the status quo, individuals who are so unlikable that they have already lost once and then only defeated him in a narrow victory once? Candidates who can barely defeat a known conman and reality TV star?

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              8 months ago

              “They” are not growing new leaders because that’s not their job. The DNC is national (that’s the “N”). It’s your job on the local level to find good candidates and help them run for office the first time.

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                8 months ago

                This is such a naive take. It’s not us who decide to back candidate X over Y, give them all the media coverage, or millions of dollars in party donations. Biden and Clinton weren’t picked by us to enter into the race for president.

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                  8 months ago

                  Yes, it’s your job to donate to and support good candidates at the local level. That’s how democracy works. You have to participate.

                  Who is running in your local city council or mayoral race? Who is your state representative? If you don’t have a preferred candidate, find one. You can literally swing those elections with a few thousand dollars and votes.

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                    8 months ago

                    Who is talking about local races for city council or mayor?

                    This is about national politics and national elections. My city councilor isn’t going to end support for a genocide, give us universal healthcare, or improve economic conditions for the majority of the nation.

            • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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              8 months ago

              Holy fucking conspiracy Batman

              Why not because they publicly say the right phrases

              “Ignore everything they actually say. Trust me, I know what they really mean”.

              Fuck you, crawl back to Joe Rogan.

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                8 months ago

                You can tell their true beliefs by how they vote and the legislation they actually pass. It’s no conspiracy theory that it’s little more than lip service or virtue signaling when they give public statements about ‘X’ but never back it with actual legislation or if they do it’s legislation that is doomed from the start because they never had any intention of actually putting up a fight to move it forward. It all plays well in media headlines though and that’s all that matters to them.

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      8 months ago

      Trump couldn’t pass gas without live coverage on CNN

      Appropriate, since “trump” is British slang for “fart”.

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      8 months ago

      Which one gets more views? Trump gets supporters and angry opponents watching, Bernie barely gets supporters watching. Their job is to sell ads and therefore need viewers.