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Alondra's avatar

My comments are off topic so apologies, it's that my burgeoning obsession with fighting back has got me going. I get emails from Indivisible - an entity formed to fight Trumpism. Today's email clarified for me what had been swirling thoughtlings and gave them structure. So I want to pass along a summary.

The Republican Propaganda Machine does this:

1. Picks a strategic fight locally that is emotionally resonant. For instance what your children are taught in school. (CRT)

2. Amplifies the fight on all platforms all the time in all places. Fox, etc.

3. Spreads the fight to mainstream. If there's a fight other media will pick it up...if it bleeds it leads.

And there you have it. Insert grooming, gay, marriage, or whatever they come up with next (I'm thinking it'll soon be Dems raid graveyards at midnight to engage in demonic ritual) and repeat.

Shouldn't dems be able to create their own template to counter this? It's not really that complicated.

Thanks Tim Miller, you are fun to read and watch and won't you please consider coming up with a plan to fight back smart and 21st century?

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Sherm's avatar

Some of them try, but point two on that is a lot more difficult for the left. Having Fox News to set the terms of the debate makes a big difference, because it means that the activists have that much less work to do to make their slogans resonate.

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