Post #2212888

2023-05-11 14:46 UTC

One more thread, this time by Paul Waldman, on despicable #CNN airing of fascist rapist: 1/…🪡 1 thing last night made clear is that not only doesn&#39;t &quot;fact-checking in real time&quot; work on #Trump, it&#39;s actually JUST WHAT HE WANTS. Allow me to explain... When he says &quot;The election was rigged&quot; or &quot;I did complete the wall,&quot; gets corrected and then says the lie again, steamrolling over the journalist, it isn&#39;t about which of these competing versions of reality will be judged factually accurate.

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@GottaLaff@mastodon.social 2023-05-11 14:47

2/ The conflict, and his bullying of the journalist, is the essence of the performance. It says "We will create our own reality. You have no power over us. And the more frustrated you get, the more we win." The journalist with their petty "facts" is essential to the spectacle. Getting fact-checked then bullying the journalist is WAY better than just repeating his lie on Truth Social for the zillionth time.

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@TCatInReality@mastodon.social 2023-05-11 18:00

@GottaLaff@mastodon.social Basic fascism studies tells us that fascists don't lie to convince people it is true. They lie to make the truth appear disputed/unknowable. Any live, unedited interview with Trump is giving him a forum to undermine reality.

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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social 2023-05-11 19:56

@GottaLaff@mastodon.social CNN willingly put a known, convicted (in civil court), and self-confessed sexual predator on air. At the very least, this is journalistic gross negligence. More accurately, it's "aiding & abetting" or "accessory after the fact" #CNN should be ashamed of itself for giving a platform to a sexual predator for ratings. Claiming this is how they normally treat candidates is a cop out. #Trump is NOT a normal candidate and should not be treated as such. Shame on CNN! #News #Journalism

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