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Tiff C.'s avatar

Excellent write up as usual!

Sadly, it’s more than a political impact; it’s racial too. At a time when supremacy is on the rise, all of these stories by mainstream media were generally accompanied by videos, or images of groups of young minorities, running from stores, as being the only culprits.

Under the comments were the virulent racist tropes & thinly veiled desires to open fire on them & the “someone had to do something about them” calls to action. (Very similar to what Dylan Roof said before gunning down innocent black church attendees).

Irresponsible mainstream media has fed much of the divide we have today by prioritizing outrageousness over quality reporting. They pretend to be neutral & balanced; instead they jump ahead of facts & context to try to be first & the most sensationalist, disregarding the fact each jump tears & frays the fabric of reality & people pay the price.

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Sarah Meiklejohn's avatar

That was an excellent exposé, right down to what the real world impacts of such falsehoods were - the removal from office of Boudin. This was corporate lying, just think about the effects of the lies coming out of the House leadership!

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