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progressoid

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19. Yep. Especially the owning the media part.

Reply to Botany (Reply #15)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:04 PM

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The right wing knows that enough American voters are easily pliable with dog whistles to swing an election. And the easiest way to manipulate them is to own and operate the media.

Democrats don't seem to have a media attack plan. As long as the right wing controls most of the media, they control the narrative. Our only saving grace is how Trump managed to fuck up the economy. Oh, and the feckless nature of most of the GOP.

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