THREAD: I have resisted comparing Trump to fascists around the world because for the majority of his presidency, he resembled more of a circus clown than an effective fear-monger. But true fascists respond to violence IN THEIR NAME by stoking MORE violencehttps://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1056879122348195841 …
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and not be the subject of an authoritarian lunatic portraying them as the Satan's spawn. At the same time, although THE MEDIA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE for these vile threats against it, we have to be honest: the corporate media created this Trump-ness monster by giving endless, free...
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airtime to vile islamophobia, racism, misogyny, and STUPIDITY. By doing so, corporate media helped mainstream and normalize Trump's fascism, getting the message out to more and more impressionable and economically devastated citizens (in history, these people flock to fascists)
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So, again, I'm IN NO WAY saying
@cnn or ANY outlet or journalist should be threatened or attacked. It's absolutely abhorrent...and it's more ABHORRENT that our president can't say that. But, let's not duck our heads under the pillow and pretend corp media didn't create TrumpShow this thread
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He's repeating the sentiment of the people. People want the media to stop the constant barrage of half-truth stories, sensationalized headlines, and click-bait with sole purpose of undermining the administration. You are dishonest if you never address this in your reporting.
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.By your logic, the mainstream media is fascist. They are 'toning up' their language in response to requests from many people/politicians to tone it down. So, no healing until someone actually 'tones down'. If you won't - then who will?
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