Media Failure

Paul Rosenberg warns that the fate of democracy hinges on fully understanding the damage being done by Dear Leader's ordinary lying, his bullshitting, and his gaslighting. He argues the political system has been too weak to cope with his reality-distorting techniques.

[F]ocusing on [von Clownstick's] lies misses the point almost as much as focusing on what he’s saying. His words should not be noted without comparing them to the truth. And his lies should not be noted without comparing them to what he’s trying to accomplish by telling them.

The systemic failure we’re now experiencing is why ideas like the Green New Deal, Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax, Medicare for All, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal for a 70 percent top marginal tax rate are suddenly surging in popularity — even among Republicans — and why they could well shape the Democratic primary campaign and America’s future. Unless, that is, [Fuckface's] firehose of mendacity triumphs once again, aided by the media’s hapless complicity, its incapacity to adapt and adequately report what’s going on.