They support Trump's and Vance's spewing of falsehoods because they believe it's a means to an end. Corporate media's reporting often only validates that.
Major problem is that Drumpf and his vp choice are legitimized; no person with their lack of values and criminal records should even be permitted to run for public office. They make fools of their cult followers, who lap up every morsel of nonsense they conjure up.
I wish Democrats would have the balls to turn these issues around to their advantage, and go on offense with regard to immigration and trans issues. Immigrants have SAVED American cities. My own hometown, Providence, would be a mini-Detroit if it wasn’t for the thousands of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and other Central America nations that breathed new life into a dying city! And regarding trans children, the Republican Party is guilty of extreme child abuse in demonizing these young people, and the so-called “party of freedom” claims “they know better” how to raise trans children than their own parents and professional medical providers.
We watched Trump and Vance accuse Haitians of being savages, demonizing them and calling them pet eaters. This stems ONLY from a place of racism.
Stories like this one, are entering the disinformation space and being amplified for the purpose of getting people to be suspicious of non whites and immigrants.
Trump's racism in his blathering lies about immigration is so blatant. The racism of that man has no boundaries. Deranged and dangerous!
"Haitians eating pets" is Trump's new caravan bullsh*t story.
How about wearing this "Keep the immigrants, deport the racists" shirt in front of bigots? 👇
One point: Lying is foundational to Fascist projects. We ALL must destroy the lie and clearly, throw out those who lie in politics . Lying is an existential threat to our Democratic Republic. We must not tolerate political lying. Ever. It's not charming or cute. It's a threat to the very life-blood of our nation. We need to respond accordingly--not with violence, but with political determination and public shaming.
The danger of privileging the lie cannot be overstated. Imagine if Trump/Vance won the election and they lied about international events to harm friends and support enemies.
Click bait and access "journalism" has made these last few presidential elections closer than they should have been. I'll call it reporting and not journalism from CNN and the like. It is evident that the racists are happy to take the hoods off and be as blatant with it as possible. I'm angry that so many feel that way and excuse those most blatant with it, like DJT and JDV. Or they say that they are disturbed by it, but they can't vote for Harris & Walz. Plus, there's the transphobia, misogyny, antisemitism, climate change denialism, you name it. They are okay with all of that and will vote for the convicted felon and his mini-me. Or they won't vote at all, or vote for a third party candidate, or do some ridiculous write-in vote. So much needs fixing in America, but I refuse to give up hope and will continue to do my part as a citizen.
Emboldened by DJT and JDV, the cult following thrives on the created stories meant to rile them up. These people are such fools, bc DJT and JDV have them totally manipulated.
Unfortunately, it's all about ratings and profits for the networks.
Springfield says they are legal immigrants. Has anyone interviewed them to see how they feel about how Trump is using them? Are they registered to vote?
Today, the Mayor of Springfield, a Republican, says he doesn't want Trump visiting at this time.
I agree. The media wants the presidential election to be a horse race where it comes down to the wire. Making the race even by normalizing and sane-washing Trump helps.
Every day that goes by, something horrible comes out of JD Vance's mouth! 😨 When the audio was played of him basically saying he will create stories to highlight their agenda, I almost lost it! LOL He admitted to lying to the world. Then, the poor Haitian people in Springfield who are trying to live their lives and get accused of eating people's pets -WTF? It is utter lunacy! Here is SWFL, we have many Haitians, and as one person pointed out here, they are mostly Catholic! However, I'm pretty sure Vance is dumber than a box of fucking rocks and hasn't connected those dots yet, and Trump knows this is beginning of the end for him. The truth about his laughable debate performance is just eating him alive LOL and he knows his paid fool, Vance, is just making it worse by every stupid lie that comes out of his mouth LOL! These people are nutbags who will do anything for power. Let's not give it to them.
Speaking of SWFL , Ron Desantis and the election police are harrassing people who signed the abortion petition here. I pray to God that Rick Dickhead Scott loses his seat as well to the gal who is running against him. That is another fiduciary and enviromental criminal who belongs behind bars. We are a mess here, y'all. This is my beautiful homestate; I really don't want to leave it but cheaters, liars and crooks run our state government 💔. Will they ever be stopped?
Thanks very much for another clear look into the strategy behind the right’s way of operating. I also think you could say they are quite simply, Lying their Way Into Power. The lying seems to be about one thing after another that must be addressed and debunked, but it’s really about only one thing: Take Power. And we mustn’t forget that and be distracted by the substance of the endless things they lie about, even as we tell the truth and correct the lies just as we are now.
Here is what I think they are really saying. “We want power at all costs and the ends completely justify the means to get it. We will say anything to get it. We want power because we have no respect for a liberal or progressive social outlook or way of life based in racial diversity. When we get power we will stop diverse social progress with a repressive, vicious reactionary, turn-back-the-clock authoritarianism. We are not conservatives. We are reactionaries with the goal of implementing a full dose of punitive white supremeist fascism, American style, starting with Project 2025.”
The purpose of the lies is to keep up a steady presence of chaos and morbid excitement designed to poke fingers in the eye of the establishment and attract more voter attention toward a Trump win. It is to counter the effective thrust of a Harris campaign, which is now happening! It is to keep the country off balance and prepare the way for a Republican overthrow of election results starting on November 6.
We need to remember the real goal of the lies even as we debunk them and move forward to a Kamala Harris win.
The idea that you can't have too much information proves itself to be false every day. I was wondering if the 1st Amendment was intended to be used to protect the reporting of vital truths to benefit the American people, then it has failed. Keeping the truth from the public like the secretive SCOTUS does is further compounded by the sheer volume of lies we are flooded with. Freedom of speech is a mantra for the liars and Putin must be laughing his ass off at our naivety.
Wise words. Using “freedom of speech” as an excuse to offer “alternative” facts (remember when “Christian” hypocrite Kellianne Conway created that term?) must be giving Putin a huge belly laugh.
Drumpf is a convicted felon who has the power to stop bipartisan border bills from passing so he could have an issue to “run” on as he rants about the border “crisis.” Every single time he mentions immigration, journalists/reporters should question him and “JD” on why he killed Sen. Lankford’s strong, comprehensive border bill. So they “create stories” (their own words) to keep it as an issue for them to “run” on. And uproot innocent lives in the process.
As long as it keeps viewers tuned in, the MSM keeps ignoring blatant hypocrisy, hiding behind “freedom of speech.”
It’s almost like a clickbait video. You give a big flashy headline and then provide something that half truths what the headline promised. However instead of just for-show content it’s about grabbing the reigns of what people are talking about
a legitimate journalist would not accept lies, starting with calling him " president".
that lying scum is not the president, Joe biden is the president.
trump is the "Failed Fomer president".
journalism Used to be an honorable profession. shameful sucking off of trump has damaged so much of our lives.
very sad.
sorry for young people.
Major problem is that Drumpf and his vp choice are legitimized; no person with their lack of values and criminal records should even be permitted to run for public office. They make fools of their cult followers, who lap up every morsel of nonsense they conjure up.
I wish Democrats would have the balls to turn these issues around to their advantage, and go on offense with regard to immigration and trans issues. Immigrants have SAVED American cities. My own hometown, Providence, would be a mini-Detroit if it wasn’t for the thousands of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and other Central America nations that breathed new life into a dying city! And regarding trans children, the Republican Party is guilty of extreme child abuse in demonizing these young people, and the so-called “party of freedom” claims “they know better” how to raise trans children than their own parents and professional medical providers.
You want ratings? Ask Vance why he is demonizing members of his own church. 65% of Haitians are Catholic.
We watched Trump and Vance accuse Haitians of being savages, demonizing them and calling them pet eaters. This stems ONLY from a place of racism.
Stories like this one, are entering the disinformation space and being amplified for the purpose of getting people to be suspicious of non whites and immigrants.
Trump's racism in his blathering lies about immigration is so blatant. The racism of that man has no boundaries. Deranged and dangerous!
"Haitians eating pets" is Trump's new caravan bullsh*t story.
How about wearing this "Keep the immigrants, deport the racists" shirt in front of bigots? 👇
https://libtees-2.creator-spring.com/listing/keeplb
I want that shirt! LOL
😉
The racist right have a long tradition of making up stories which goes as far back as the Daughters of the Confederacy, maybe ever further than that.
One point: Lying is foundational to Fascist projects. We ALL must destroy the lie and clearly, throw out those who lie in politics . Lying is an existential threat to our Democratic Republic. We must not tolerate political lying. Ever. It's not charming or cute. It's a threat to the very life-blood of our nation. We need to respond accordingly--not with violence, but with political determination and public shaming.
The danger of privileging the lie cannot be overstated. Imagine if Trump/Vance won the election and they lied about international events to harm friends and support enemies.
Great piece; appreciate being included in it. (I coined "privileging the lie" in 2008, btw -- not 2012. It's an ages-old problem...)
Thanks!
Ha, ok, will correct! I think the MM piece you linked to was 2012 but probably wrote about it again!
Click bait and access "journalism" has made these last few presidential elections closer than they should have been. I'll call it reporting and not journalism from CNN and the like. It is evident that the racists are happy to take the hoods off and be as blatant with it as possible. I'm angry that so many feel that way and excuse those most blatant with it, like DJT and JDV. Or they say that they are disturbed by it, but they can't vote for Harris & Walz. Plus, there's the transphobia, misogyny, antisemitism, climate change denialism, you name it. They are okay with all of that and will vote for the convicted felon and his mini-me. Or they won't vote at all, or vote for a third party candidate, or do some ridiculous write-in vote. So much needs fixing in America, but I refuse to give up hope and will continue to do my part as a citizen.
Emboldened by DJT and JDV, the cult following thrives on the created stories meant to rile them up. These people are such fools, bc DJT and JDV have them totally manipulated.
Unfortunately, it's all about ratings and profits for the networks.
Springfield says they are legal immigrants. Has anyone interviewed them to see how they feel about how Trump is using them? Are they registered to vote?
Today, the Mayor of Springfield, a Republican, says he doesn't want Trump visiting at this time.
I agree. The media wants the presidential election to be a horse race where it comes down to the wire. Making the race even by normalizing and sane-washing Trump helps.
Every day that goes by, something horrible comes out of JD Vance's mouth! 😨 When the audio was played of him basically saying he will create stories to highlight their agenda, I almost lost it! LOL He admitted to lying to the world. Then, the poor Haitian people in Springfield who are trying to live their lives and get accused of eating people's pets -WTF? It is utter lunacy! Here is SWFL, we have many Haitians, and as one person pointed out here, they are mostly Catholic! However, I'm pretty sure Vance is dumber than a box of fucking rocks and hasn't connected those dots yet, and Trump knows this is beginning of the end for him. The truth about his laughable debate performance is just eating him alive LOL and he knows his paid fool, Vance, is just making it worse by every stupid lie that comes out of his mouth LOL! These people are nutbags who will do anything for power. Let's not give it to them.
Speaking of SWFL , Ron Desantis and the election police are harrassing people who signed the abortion petition here. I pray to God that Rick Dickhead Scott loses his seat as well to the gal who is running against him. That is another fiduciary and enviromental criminal who belongs behind bars. We are a mess here, y'all. This is my beautiful homestate; I really don't want to leave it but cheaters, liars and crooks run our state government 💔. Will they ever be stopped?
Thanks very much for another clear look into the strategy behind the right’s way of operating. I also think you could say they are quite simply, Lying their Way Into Power. The lying seems to be about one thing after another that must be addressed and debunked, but it’s really about only one thing: Take Power. And we mustn’t forget that and be distracted by the substance of the endless things they lie about, even as we tell the truth and correct the lies just as we are now.
Here is what I think they are really saying. “We want power at all costs and the ends completely justify the means to get it. We will say anything to get it. We want power because we have no respect for a liberal or progressive social outlook or way of life based in racial diversity. When we get power we will stop diverse social progress with a repressive, vicious reactionary, turn-back-the-clock authoritarianism. We are not conservatives. We are reactionaries with the goal of implementing a full dose of punitive white supremeist fascism, American style, starting with Project 2025.”
The purpose of the lies is to keep up a steady presence of chaos and morbid excitement designed to poke fingers in the eye of the establishment and attract more voter attention toward a Trump win. It is to counter the effective thrust of a Harris campaign, which is now happening! It is to keep the country off balance and prepare the way for a Republican overthrow of election results starting on November 6.
We need to remember the real goal of the lies even as we debunk them and move forward to a Kamala Harris win.
Richard
Fenton, Missouri
The idea that you can't have too much information proves itself to be false every day. I was wondering if the 1st Amendment was intended to be used to protect the reporting of vital truths to benefit the American people, then it has failed. Keeping the truth from the public like the secretive SCOTUS does is further compounded by the sheer volume of lies we are flooded with. Freedom of speech is a mantra for the liars and Putin must be laughing his ass off at our naivety.
Wise words. Using “freedom of speech” as an excuse to offer “alternative” facts (remember when “Christian” hypocrite Kellianne Conway created that term?) must be giving Putin a huge belly laugh.
Drumpf is a convicted felon who has the power to stop bipartisan border bills from passing so he could have an issue to “run” on as he rants about the border “crisis.” Every single time he mentions immigration, journalists/reporters should question him and “JD” on why he killed Sen. Lankford’s strong, comprehensive border bill. So they “create stories” (their own words) to keep it as an issue for them to “run” on. And uproot innocent lives in the process.
As long as it keeps viewers tuned in, the MSM keeps ignoring blatant hypocrisy, hiding behind “freedom of speech.”
Something’s got to give.
It’s almost like a clickbait video. You give a big flashy headline and then provide something that half truths what the headline promised. However instead of just for-show content it’s about grabbing the reigns of what people are talking about
Another way to say this is that the lies and the liars ARE the story. The MSM needs to catch up on this and soon.