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Re:Social media are turbocharging the export of America’s po... by kwdc on Sunday June 13, 2021 @12:17AM (#27489708)
Not being in the bubble makes it easier to see the absurdities of the US system.

Also, watching journalists go after Trump for the wrong reasons was quite an eye opener. Especially when the many valid reasons to go after Trump were often not pursued deeply enough. Same applies to Hillary.

And Obama. Just wow. Plenty of things Trump was attacked for promoting were in fact Obama-era initiatives. Journalism in the US is fundamentally broken. They aren't holding power to account.

I don't think its any better elsewhere. Was it ever? Its possible. Its just more obvious when you look outside your own patch.

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Re:Social media are turbocharging the export of America’s po... by oarsinsync on Sunday June 13, 2021 @06:04AM (#27491280)
> I don't think its any better elsewhere. Was it ever?

The concentration of power in media organisations into a few large conglomerates has likely made things worse.

To that end, it logically tracks that things were better before consolidation, as there was a greater diversity of opinion / perspective being pushed by distinct media organisations.

Many were similar, but less by leadership design, and more by virtue of simply sharing similar views.

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Re:Social media are turbocharging the export of America’s po... by buildingmateri on Sunday June 13, 2021 @01:11AM (#27489922)
Would take it further and say not just the media but also some powerful forces in DC going after him undemocratically, seemingly his whole presidency... the russia investigation revelations, nunes etc, and ukraine call impeachment stuff, really made it clear there was a concerted effort to remove a DC outsider. Not a fan of trump but am a fan of democratic institutions.
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