heard NPR story this morning that gave me similar rants, but I spout them into the pre-dawn air instead of the interwebs 
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That's what triggered me (had the essay already). And, you don't have tenure, so you should be spouting them into the air.
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Of course it matters, in a broader mix of conditions. But attributing this election to media is dangerous.
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Agreed!! Attributing the election to any single cause is crazy though and frustrating.
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Yeah...no. I've voted since 1980 and never seen this linked to a major candidate https://twitter.com/ebolajulius2
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Similarly: https://www.thenation.com/article/donald-trump-has-unleashed-a-new-wave-of-bullying-in-schools/ … Tendencies were there under rocks, but social media lifted the rocks off.
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Point taken (and Pat Buchanan, Wallace & Goldwater preceded Trump, as did Cleon of Athens); but social media normalized...
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..the virulent extremes, now, when wouldn't have happened even with Fox. Trend seen at end here http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n11/david-runciman/tax-breaks-for-rich-murderers …
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declining trust in government, journalists & scientists + SNSs give us Trump, Brexit... global trend not simply caused by

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Agreed, there are international dimensions here not in my piece.
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