Joker@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoWhy Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost: An early analysis of the resultswww.brookings.eduexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down17
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkWhy Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost: An early analysis of the resultswww.brookings.eduJoker@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down2·18 hours agoLemme guess. Media illiteracy and propaganda aren’t on the list.
minus-squareBone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·17 hours agoIf they’re not going to account for the thumbs on the scale, what the fuck is the point? I get that there are other issues, but to what extent do these factors influence people’s decisions?
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoMedia sets the stage. Without it, there is no narrative - or rather, the narrative is based in whatever your physical social connections are. The latter has collapsed for a lot of people. Because the former has overtaken it in almost every measure. When that media “stage” is fundamentally corrupt, We get what we get.
Lemme guess. Media illiteracy and propaganda aren’t on the list.
If they’re not going to account for the thumbs on the scale, what the fuck is the point? I get that there are other issues, but to what extent do these factors influence people’s decisions?
Media sets the stage. Without it, there is no narrative - or rather, the narrative is based in whatever your physical social connections are.
The latter has collapsed for a lot of people. Because the former has overtaken it in almost every measure.
When that media “stage” is fundamentally corrupt, We get what we get.