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In reply to the discussion: fwiw: "You all don't get it. I live in Trump country, in the Ozarks in southern Missouri..." [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,386 posts)What is shocking is the sheer amount of these deplorable people in the US. In a rich, western, modern country with all the freedoms and information at their fingertips. One ugly truth that Trump has exposed.
And is there any way to reverse it? I don't know. Even if tomorrow, (or next January) Biden has the House and Senate, and passes a new fairness doctrine forcing radio stations to employ more liberal hosts, it would take years, a whole generation, to de-program any significant number.
If Democrats actually do get all houses, we have to go full def con 1 and push through right away bills that target misinformation in the traditional media and social media. Even like creating a limit to how much lying a network "news" show on TV or radio, or social media like YouTube accounts, can get away with before they are shut down or lose their licence. Emphasize that it is about the dangers of misinformation from both the Left and the Right. (shhhh,.....even though we know which side is the overwhelming fact free one). Make them rail against holding the "librul" media to tell the truth.
Of course this true statement in the OP would indicate that they would rise up and call this some evil deep state Democrat plot. Truth = weakness too. Truth is unpredictable. Hearing it may make them uncomfortable. Some libtard telling them they are WRONG? That is why they would protest this kind of bill. But that is not a reason to delay it, to pretend they actually want to debate it. THEY DON'T CARE IF IT HELPS TO WEED OUT THE LIES. There is no convincing to do. Just cram the bill through.
The other one is electoral reform. Limiting financial contributions from the wealthy and corps. And writing new legislation to force the SCOTUS to reverse its appalling decision on Citizens United. And limiting gerrymandering. And even tackling the unfair representation balance between big States and small States, make it based on population at least a little more than it is.
then......start working on M4A, what the majority wants.
Take a lesson from the GOPs playbook. When you have the chance, ram through as much as you can. Do something new every day like they are. Make their heads spin so that by the time they are screaming about some new "social justice" bill, we will already be voting on the next action. Even if we lose support in the first year, and the Lincoln Project turns on us, its worth it.