Wait, there are people who don’t realize all the major newspapers are owned by billionaires and thus have severe capital and corporate biases independent of their policial leaning?
this is america. lacking media literacy is our whole deal. we tell ourselves to avoid propaganda, stick to the “real news” then people who grew up surrounded by propaganda come here and are like “oh holy shit, y’all actively consume propaganda, this is WILD”
So is the federal government, that’s why it’s okay when we’re mistreated and oppressed - the majority of public voted for it. Excuse me, the “majority of the public” voted for it.
Wait, there are people who don’t realize all the major newspapers are owned by billionaires and thus have severe capital and corporate biases independent of their policial leaning?
this is america. lacking media literacy is our whole deal. we tell ourselves to avoid propaganda, stick to the “real news” then people who grew up surrounded by propaganda come here and are like “oh holy shit, y’all actively consume propaganda, this is WILD”
But NYT is"publicly" owned!
So is the federal government, that’s why it’s okay when we’re mistreated and oppressed - the majority of public voted for it. Excuse me, the “majority of the public” voted for it.