We have more access to media than at any point in human history and it has absolutely nothing to say. 24 hours of news that doesn’t have the ability to ask even a single follow up question to the most batshit insanity that you have ever heard. It’s getting real hard to be an optimist.
Sad to say I get some optimism from the fact that more and more people are tuning this "news" out. It shouldn't be that way, we do need real, honest reporting if democracy is going to work, but if what we get from the news is propaganda, then maybe no news is good news.
It's like they go to the Republicans and say, "Please, let us know how you'd like to be covered" and then they just go with that. "Softening? Unity? OK, we'll try to work those magic words into every story at least four times."
The mainstream media seems to have all but given up on assigning a broader context to Republicans' public remarks, suggesting Trump and his cohorts are "softening" on issues like abortion and LGBTQ rights when they're only more strongly catering to the party's hardline elements. They also act like these calls for "unity" in the wake of the assassination attempt will last. Not in this divided and divisive political climate. No way.
I actually kind of feel insane seeing all of these "new tone! softened position! uNiTy!" headlines alongside the shared pictures and reports of glaring anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, gross misogyny and "mass deportation now" signs.
"...the mainstream media coverage has been a pair of noise-canceling headphones designed to make you miss the show entirely." < this is so spot on. I've also wondered if it's because all of this hate is just expected from Republicans and so it isn't considered newsworthy.
The GOP has no majority problem with LGBTQ; it has a problem with the college campus indoctrinated toxic parasitic mind virus of Theory gender ideology practiced primarily by upper class white females... especially those working in the public education system that also attempt to indoctrinate school children.
The GOP has a problem with all of the gender ideology social and political BS. If you haven't noticed, conservatives are more apt to not care what anyone does in their own bedroom. It is the Karen girl-boss liberals that stick their nose into everyone else's sex and gender affairs.
That is an impressive straw man you’ve constructed there, Frank. Are there any parasitic woke mind virus infected Karen girl boss indoctrinating liberals in the room with you right now?
The above comment is patently false. Frank Lee, what is the republican party's position on gay marriage and on access to gender affirming care? On abortion? Provide the factual answers to those questions, and then try again to make the argument that the GOP takes a live-and-let-live attitude toward gender and sexuality. You will fail, because the claim is ridiculous on its face.
The Republican party has selected Donald J. Trump to lead them. The left has pointed out consistently that DJT is a sinner and fake Christian. He is a social moderate... a previous Democrat before the Democrats became a radical communist party. Republicans are good with this because they don't have any majority interest to push their religious beliefs onto others. Some do, but they are the weak minority.
Republicans poll as the vast majority supporting liberal European rules for abortion. 15 or 18 weeks and exceptions for rape, incest and life of mother. Only about 25% poll as wanting greater restrictions up to illegal abortion. Contrast that to Democrat where over 60% demand zero restrictions on abortion.
Gay marriage is a done deal. Why do you keep bringing it up?
Conservative moral filters are such that they are libertarian. The want government out of individual and family business. It is only because the left if filled with busy-body Karens that push their toxic radical gender ideology on everyone else that Republicans have stepped up to push back.
Some don't think gays will go to heaven, but otherwise they don't care what goes on in the bedroom. I admit that trans is a more difficult thing for conservatives to process. I have a problem with it. It seems more a dress fetish for many. However, I do understand real physical gender dysphoria. But, like a lot of people, both Republican and Democrat, we are completely against the education system directing sex-confused hormonal adolescents to change their gender.
The Theory trained malcontent feminists crybullies have adopted this crap gender ideology as a weapon to force society to adopt more victims that can then be exploited in their passive aggressive hostility to push some illiberal Maoist rebellion. It isn't working. DEI is dead and dying. Trump and Republicans are winning in large part because of the this toxic gender ideology.
Again, Frank, these people you are raging against don’t actually exist. Feminist crybaby cyber bully busy-body Karen school teachers are not using toxic gender ideology to direct adolescents to change their gender. I can’t believe this needs to be said.
Well yes they are. There is a culture war going on in my community about it. A liberal college town. It has the highest rate of grade-school aged females with diagnosed mental health issues and not surprisingly the highest rate of gender dysphoria claims. The dickhead clown governor just signed a bill that prevents the schools from telling parents about the kids gender dysphoria claims. It is effing Orwellian.
I’m sorry that you carry around this much anger, but maybe direct some of this energy towards a bit of self reflection. (I don’t know why I’m even trying, but this will be my last post on this in any case)
I am not angry sweetheart. I am a happily married successful man with a lot of friends and a terrific family. I don't get angry about politics. You could learn from me.
Everything I do with respect to politics is to make a better life for future generations.
We thought abortion was a done deal until a group of christian fundamentalists on SCOTUS overturned Roe. Now a couple dozen states have restrictions on abortion that go far beyond what you claim the majority of republicans want.
Clarence Thomas has publicly signaled his desire to overturn Obergefell. Are you seriously suggesting that those same states won't pass laws banning gay marriage if given the opportunity? Of course they will, and you know they will.
"Gay marriage is a done deal. Why do you keep bringing it up?" What a joke.
You are arguing in bad faith, and no one with any critical thinking skills believes what you are saying.
We have more access to media than at any point in human history and it has absolutely nothing to say. 24 hours of news that doesn’t have the ability to ask even a single follow up question to the most batshit insanity that you have ever heard. It’s getting real hard to be an optimist.
Sad to say I get some optimism from the fact that more and more people are tuning this "news" out. It shouldn't be that way, we do need real, honest reporting if democracy is going to work, but if what we get from the news is propaganda, then maybe no news is good news.
It's like they go to the Republicans and say, "Please, let us know how you'd like to be covered" and then they just go with that. "Softening? Unity? OK, we'll try to work those magic words into every story at least four times."
The mainstream media seems to have all but given up on assigning a broader context to Republicans' public remarks, suggesting Trump and his cohorts are "softening" on issues like abortion and LGBTQ rights when they're only more strongly catering to the party's hardline elements. They also act like these calls for "unity" in the wake of the assassination attempt will last. Not in this divided and divisive political climate. No way.
I actually kind of feel insane seeing all of these "new tone! softened position! uNiTy!" headlines alongside the shared pictures and reports of glaring anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, gross misogyny and "mass deportation now" signs.
"...the mainstream media coverage has been a pair of noise-canceling headphones designed to make you miss the show entirely." < this is so spot on. I've also wondered if it's because all of this hate is just expected from Republicans and so it isn't considered newsworthy.
The GOP has no majority problem with LGBTQ; it has a problem with the college campus indoctrinated toxic parasitic mind virus of Theory gender ideology practiced primarily by upper class white females... especially those working in the public education system that also attempt to indoctrinate school children.
The GOP has a problem with all of the gender ideology social and political BS. If you haven't noticed, conservatives are more apt to not care what anyone does in their own bedroom. It is the Karen girl-boss liberals that stick their nose into everyone else's sex and gender affairs.
That is an impressive straw man you’ve constructed there, Frank. Are there any parasitic woke mind virus infected Karen girl boss indoctrinating liberals in the room with you right now?
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The above comment is patently false. Frank Lee, what is the republican party's position on gay marriage and on access to gender affirming care? On abortion? Provide the factual answers to those questions, and then try again to make the argument that the GOP takes a live-and-let-live attitude toward gender and sexuality. You will fail, because the claim is ridiculous on its face.
The Republican party has selected Donald J. Trump to lead them. The left has pointed out consistently that DJT is a sinner and fake Christian. He is a social moderate... a previous Democrat before the Democrats became a radical communist party. Republicans are good with this because they don't have any majority interest to push their religious beliefs onto others. Some do, but they are the weak minority.
Republicans poll as the vast majority supporting liberal European rules for abortion. 15 or 18 weeks and exceptions for rape, incest and life of mother. Only about 25% poll as wanting greater restrictions up to illegal abortion. Contrast that to Democrat where over 60% demand zero restrictions on abortion.
Gay marriage is a done deal. Why do you keep bringing it up?
Conservative moral filters are such that they are libertarian. The want government out of individual and family business. It is only because the left if filled with busy-body Karens that push their toxic radical gender ideology on everyone else that Republicans have stepped up to push back.
Some don't think gays will go to heaven, but otherwise they don't care what goes on in the bedroom. I admit that trans is a more difficult thing for conservatives to process. I have a problem with it. It seems more a dress fetish for many. However, I do understand real physical gender dysphoria. But, like a lot of people, both Republican and Democrat, we are completely against the education system directing sex-confused hormonal adolescents to change their gender.
The Theory trained malcontent feminists crybullies have adopted this crap gender ideology as a weapon to force society to adopt more victims that can then be exploited in their passive aggressive hostility to push some illiberal Maoist rebellion. It isn't working. DEI is dead and dying. Trump and Republicans are winning in large part because of the this toxic gender ideology.
Again, Frank, these people you are raging against don’t actually exist. Feminist crybaby cyber bully busy-body Karen school teachers are not using toxic gender ideology to direct adolescents to change their gender. I can’t believe this needs to be said.
Well yes they are. There is a culture war going on in my community about it. A liberal college town. It has the highest rate of grade-school aged females with diagnosed mental health issues and not surprisingly the highest rate of gender dysphoria claims. The dickhead clown governor just signed a bill that prevents the schools from telling parents about the kids gender dysphoria claims. It is effing Orwellian.
I’m sorry that you carry around this much anger, but maybe direct some of this energy towards a bit of self reflection. (I don’t know why I’m even trying, but this will be my last post on this in any case)
I am not angry sweetheart. I am a happily married successful man with a lot of friends and a terrific family. I don't get angry about politics. You could learn from me.
Everything I do with respect to politics is to make a better life for future generations.
We thought abortion was a done deal until a group of christian fundamentalists on SCOTUS overturned Roe. Now a couple dozen states have restrictions on abortion that go far beyond what you claim the majority of republicans want.
Clarence Thomas has publicly signaled his desire to overturn Obergefell. Are you seriously suggesting that those same states won't pass laws banning gay marriage if given the opportunity? Of course they will, and you know they will.
"Gay marriage is a done deal. Why do you keep bringing it up?" What a joke.
You are arguing in bad faith, and no one with any critical thinking skills believes what you are saying.
Change your name to Karen.
Change your name to Dave Rubin.
Who is this for? Your audience already knows this.