1.) I don't think we've given sufficient thought to the present demonization of the "MSM." Hear me out.
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Trump's claim to an electoral majority is based on delegitimization of an imaginary mass of undocumented voters.
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Mainstream is code for illegitimate people cluttering the "real majority."
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Indeed, he has repeatedly pretended he represents a majority when the numbers don't back him on that front.
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To achieve his make-believe majority he delegitimizes actual (if in this case imaginary) majority by crossing off undocumenteds.
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Yeah, you already said that. You think Nixon's silent majority didn't involve the same kind of imagination?
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Nixon's silent majority I think argued that his supporters outnumbered his detractors, which was actually true until Watergate.
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Based on the results of 1968 election which was possibly even more troubled than 2016 one?
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Nixon won the popular vote.
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Thank you. I don't think I made a claim to the contrary. You DO know how many people don't vote?
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Trump is demonizing MSM bc it has little trust, among the left or right, bc of recent reporting failures. Don't overthink this
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