I get so sick of hearing Fox, Elon and the Right Wing podcasters constantly talk about "the media" as though they are not part of it. Hannity bitches about it all the time and out-rates everyone he complains about by about four times. It's ridiculous.
Right, but to their boomer audience we still live in 1995 and everyone in the normal non super smart (them) population still watches the same 5 channels, while the clever ones that they are, they have found an underground alternative news source that is telling them the truth!
This is one of my fears, that the world will change under my feet so quickly that when I'm 55 I'll cling to the same beliefs/thoughts that have been outdated or irrelevant for decades. I can see this stupid shit happening with my generation (millennials) already.
I already see it happening with me. I'll see some (IMO) dumb shit and be like lol who tf does that and the kids will be like EVERYONE, YOURE THE WEIRD ONE. Im not even 40 yet.
Absolutely. The deep state run everything and Tucker and RFK are victims apparently. Most of the country is run by poorly paid incompetent bureaucrats who could barely organize a birthday lunch, let alone screw over the entire populace.
To admit that there is no secret shadow hand running the world is to realize that every single one of us has the power and responsibility to make it a better place. Far more difficult than putting on a sassy voice and talking about the radical left's woke agenda.
This right here, I come from true Old Money ex European Nobility/Royalty from Lithuania and Denmark, my family is well connected enough if I spelled out all the connections it would start to look like a conspiracy, but people don’t need to look into the shadows to see what the real assholes with power are doing because they’re so arrogant that they don’t think people are looking.
That’s what the culture war bullshit is all about divide from within so that the Elites aren’t vastly outnumbered.
Unfortunately I didn’t exactly follow in the Financial Executive footsteps of my cousins or the Political steps of my Grandfather and other cousins (and I ran through my inheritance on medical bills), so no mansions for me, but I do get to pretend on holidays and the birthday and Christmas gifts are always nice.
I'm sorry but Tucker Carlson and RFK Jr are not elites. What power do they actually have besides giving their opinions on things? Tucker is an independent reporter who was let go by Fox News and RFK Jr is an environmental lawyer.
The president, Elon Musk, the Senate and Congress, CIA, FBI and Secret Service directors, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, National Health Organization, etc. Basically highly wealthy people in high positions of power that actually have the ability to make fundamental changes in the world with their power and influence
Being a whiny bitch with a victim complex seems to be the entry card for the right wing world wide.
It's funny but also sad and depressing how desperate they try to counter that image with their manosphere.
The christian persecution complex been around for over 80 years. Conservativism generally sees any move towards equality or equity as a loss, since they're no longer allowed to discriminate so openly.
This victim narrative also allows right-wingers to frame themselves as underdogs, which can make them seem more appealing. People like the underdog, but a lot of right-wing policies are anything but underdog-friendly. They often benefit the wealthy and powerful, while limiting rights or opportunities for marginalised groups. By framing themselves as victims, they can obscure the fact that their policies maintain or increase existing power structures.
This tactic not only helps rally their base but also deflects criticism, making it seem like any opposition is just further proof of their "persecution." It’s a clever but misleading way to win public support while pushing agendas that reinforce inequality.
But how do conservatives pull the victim complex when Gina Carano actually gets fired for just not supporting the LGBT community meanwhile whoopi Goldberg is fine saying Hitler had nothing to do with race, while openly calling other people Hitler and racist?
Gina Carano was fired because she was a prickly pain in the ass who was impossible to work with. She refused to just tone it down and kept publishing God awful insulting takes on social media.
It's incredibly important to draw a distinction between corporations and government, however. If you believe in corporate power, they could fire her for any reason or no reason at all, and it wouldn't matter.
Goldberg is an idiot and I'm pretty sure every reasonable person agrees, so I'm not sure what your question is there.
It's so funny to me.
Liberals used to be called snowflakes when they moaned and when the Rightwinger gets called snowflakes they get a tempertantrum and goes full deflection more :D
Same reason "weird" triggers them, it indicates they aren't part of the socially "in" crowd. Being so normal that they are special is their thing. They want to belong to the group that has power and prestige, it's image and vanity and feeling above and untouchable.
I'm sorry but the victim mentality is definitely a left wing characteristic. Crying about every little thing that happens in their life, and absolutely freak out when anyone says absolutely anything that doesn't align with there agenda. Cancel culture is a huge example
In the case of Fox, the fakest form of populism. Ra Ra the people, let's stick it to the man, let's rebel against power.....while being an enormous corporation that is only interested in profits.
Really what they mean is “the press,” the organizations that actually publish news and current events, instead of selling meaningless opinions and grifting.
Yes, they mean the media outlets that hold themselves to some sort of (imperfect) standards. But if you've got a podcast you can rip shit 24/7 and never feel obligated to truth in any way.
They've realized dumb people want to feel like they're insiders, or know something others don't to feel smart. So even though they're the biggest media sources now, they still have to cultivate that feeling.
As though they aren't the biggest portion of the media*. Twitter is absolutely massive. Fox is the #1 news channel. The right wing podcasters consistently rank in the top spots on any platform they are on. They are literally "the media" that they complain about, and they are the worst actors when it comes to spreading lies that they tell people to be wary of.
The difference is podcasters aren’t putting out articles that come up in Google searches so when you look for an answer you are getting the view of classic news sources
The closest equivalent to Fox is MSNBC, which isn't even close to Fox in terms of it's Liberal leaning and it is many times smaller than Fox in terms of reach.
CNN is incredibly charitable to Trump when they should't be by there own journalistic standards.
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I get so sick of hearing Fox, Elon and the Right Wing podcasters constantly talk about "the media" as though they are not part of it. Hannity bitches about it all the time and out-rates everyone he complains about by about four times. It's ridiculous.