The nature of bad faith is that there is no right answer. Do you constantly cover the deluge of bullshit, giving The Idiot’s awful messages endless time on the front page? Or do you try reporting on literally anything else and miss the thirty-seven actionable threats he’s made since last week?
I think giving him more of a platform is just a bad move. Just like Internet trolls, we should largely ignore him but at the same time make sure some of us are keeping track of the lies.
I’m definitely against when MSNBC invites five people to yap about whatever bullshit he just said, like its awfulness takes explaining. Obliquely describe it and move the fuck on.
Reporting on what Trump says at this point is akin to trolling. We have years of evidence that what happens is maybe 20% of what he says. Breathlessly reporting everything he says is crying wolf.
What should be done is reporting on the common themes instead of quotes. Trump isn’t going to deport illegal immigrants to the moon, but he likely would try to deport even more than in the past. He’s not going to disappear Biden onto some prison, but he might force a pointless investigation into criminal charges.
The nature of bad faith is that there is no right answer. Do you constantly cover the deluge of bullshit, giving The Idiot’s awful messages endless time on the front page? Or do you try reporting on literally anything else and miss the thirty-seven actionable threats he’s made since last week?
I think giving him more of a platform is just a bad move. Just like Internet trolls, we should largely ignore him but at the same time make sure some of us are keeping track of the lies.
I’m definitely against when MSNBC invites five people to yap about whatever bullshit he just said, like its awfulness takes explaining. Obliquely describe it and move the fuck on.
Reporting on what Trump says at this point is akin to trolling. We have years of evidence that what happens is maybe 20% of what he says. Breathlessly reporting everything he says is crying wolf.
What should be done is reporting on the common themes instead of quotes. Trump isn’t going to deport illegal immigrants to the moon, but he likely would try to deport even more than in the past. He’s not going to disappear Biden onto some prison, but he might force a pointless investigation into criminal charges.