03-26-2024, 12:58 AM
(03-26-2024, 12:48 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I postulated because people who don't like Biden want to hear their disdain for him presented in a news program style and people who don't like Trump want it presented to them in a comedy style. The top rated late night comedians are bashing Trump and the top news networks are bashing Biden...seems like the for-profit media is giving everyone what they want.
Again, I think you're missing the mark. The point being made isn't that Biden should be treated with disdain, while Trump is lionized. It's that all politicians be skewered for their shortcomings, as used to be the case, completely consistently. None of those people (maybe a very few) really have our best interests at heart, and they should all be treated as such.
Quote:Hell, I was convinced Gary Johnson had a shot at getting Libertarians on the map merely because the late night people were taking shots at him prior to the 2016 election. Seriously, I saw this and I was like "Holy crap...they're talking about him...people are actually going to see this guy exists on prime time. This is legitimizing." I know the song says you're nobody 'til some body loves you, but really you're nobody til some body makes fun of you.
This used to be the case. Now it's pure pandering, as you have admitted.
