Joker@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoWhy Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost: An early analysis of the resultswww.brookings.eduexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up144
arrow-up144external-linkWhy Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost: An early analysis of the resultswww.brookings.eduJoker@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareBonesince1997@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 days agoIf they’re not going to account for the thumbs on the scale, what the fuck is the point? I get that there are other issues, but to what extent do these factors influence people’s decisions?
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoMedia sets the stage. Without it, there is no narrative - or rather, the narrative is based in whatever your physical social connections are. The latter has collapsed for a lot of people. Because the former has overtaken it in almost every measure. When that media “stage” is fundamentally corrupt, We get what we get.
If they’re not going to account for the thumbs on the scale, what the fuck is the point? I get that there are other issues, but to what extent do these factors influence people’s decisions?
Media sets the stage. Without it, there is no narrative - or rather, the narrative is based in whatever your physical social connections are.
The latter has collapsed for a lot of people. Because the former has overtaken it in almost every measure.
When that media “stage” is fundamentally corrupt, We get what we get.