Now I'm OFFICIALLY terrified

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7. Where we are was probably inevitable from the moment Fox News was launched and the msm didn't push back

They should have been railed on as the overt propaganda network they are. Instead the msm gently described them as a conservative news source and allowed them to play a heavy hand in shaping our national political discourse by using their topics and frames and terminology and antisocial, "debate" techniques.

It's actually a marvel it took so long to get to this point, the right wing had an organized plan for this going at least as far back as Reagan/gingrich, hike the left largely went from election to election without ever stepping back and addressing the long term.

I think we can largely thank shrub's utter incompetence for that. He advanced their cause for sure, by not as much as expected, and he paved the way for Obama to delay things further for another 8 years.

Now Donnie and his wrecking crew are playing the part of the dinosaurs in Jurassic park, breaking things and testing the wires to see if they can completely take over the island.

They're getting a lot of institutional pushback, we have to hope it's enough. Sadly, they are relentless and a victory in the short term will be tested again later.

The only real solution is mass protests, strikes, serious boycotts, etc.

The people are stirring. But we shall see if they can rise to the moment in large enough numbers.