A few days ago, I mentioned in a political post how so many people who wondered how we got to where we are today in the United States seemed to assume that if Trump simply went away, all of the problems would be fixed. I also mentioned how I felt that this viewpoint is, frankly, not only mistaken, but overly simplistic and itself part of the problem.
In fact, there were many reasons for why this happened, and how we got where we are today. But one of the major issues was how the right-wing media completely took over. Oh, they may relentlessly whine and complain and play the role of victim - a role which they have mastered to the point of being an artform - about "liberal media bias," but in fact, they seem to have more outlets and influence than supposedly liberal media outlets tend to have these days.
Well, there are reasons why this happened. There is a history there, and it dates back decades. In other words, long before Donald Trump ever ran for president.
This is a history which I was passingly familiar with. But in the video which I watched and posted below, Leeja Miller really breaks it down quite comprehensively. It is not a long video, but it is fascinating and just full of rather amazing revelations.
So if you have half an hour at some point, you really probably should watch this to get better informed about how the right-wing just took over, and why. There are reasons why it happened, and it will not get better until more people understand how and why it happened. And this video goes a long way to pulling back the curtains and revealing the "wizard" playing God (to often literally) behind the curtain.
Take a look:
How Right Wing Media Took Over America
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