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Trump’s News Chasm

Will the real news please stand up?  (Raise your hand if you get that reference.) Anywho, In December of 2016, President-elect Donald Trump began to use the term “fake news,” and he would continue to use it thousands of times.  The propaganda technique was so successful at discrediting legitimate, mainstream news that his supporters believe it is false and biased, and that only Fox and other Trump-sanctioned outlets serve up the truth—much like state-sanctioned media. In this way, Trump suppresses opposition information.  This explains why most Trump supporters don’t consume mainstream media and thus don’t know—or don’t believe—he poses a …

Why did Americans move from pro-life to pro-death?

By “pro-life” I’m not talking about the political movement but the capital-L American value that is enshrined, along with Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, in “The Declaration of Independence.” Yes, there are glaring inconsistencies—too many to list—which run antithetical to both a pro-life society and a political movement, policies and systems which negatively impact Americans’ quality of Life.  But most Americans would not willingly endanger someone else’s life. Until now. During a worldwide pandemic, millions of Americans refuse to wear masks—despite incontrovertible evidence it saves lives. HOW did we become pro-death? We succumbed to propaganda.  Before you stop reading, …