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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".
CNN: Sanders has zero chance to win. Everyone hates him, and he is a poopypants. Vote for Hillary, because Sanders is doo doo cacca.
Oh, no, they just didn't talk about him at all.
They did once he started winning primaries. That meltdown was especially telling (and entertaining).
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...
CNN wanted Trump over Bernie, Trump gave them more views and Bernie would be an upset to the status quo.
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.
Trump runs on "shaking the status quo" though, just not in a way we would support.
Literally no Democrats are like that.
News media, I'll grant you. Not Democrats though.
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?
"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.
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.
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.
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.
They are, though. Local politics matters a hell of a lot more in your day to day life.
Local politicians determine whether a protest is allowed or is shut down.
Local politicians determine whether to create supportive institutions for Healthcare, or whether to shut them down.
Local politicians decide housing, taxes, how much the cops harass you, how many grocery stores are in your area, and how difficult it is to vote.
If you have no opinion on your local races, you're either SO uninformed you should recuse yourself from the democratic process, or you don't actually live in the US.
Shhh. Don't tell people they have to do anything besides complaining and occasionally protesting.
Protesting is fun. Voting for and supporting a candidate who loses an election is not.
Holy fucking conspiracy Batman
"Ignore everything they actually say. Trust me, I know what they really mean".
Fuck you, crawl back to Joe Rogan.
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.
Show me one Democrat politician who has ever done anything to support Trump.
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.
Appropriate, since "trump" is British slang for "fart".
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.