Brookings Senior Fellow William Galston breaks down the results of the 2024 presidential election and the implications for both parties.
  • Bone@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    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?

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      2·
      16 days ago

      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.