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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The argument isn't that they aren't covering it, it's that they covered it and haven't continued reporting it over and over again.

But it happened 4 days ago, and as I search right now there are articles from the New York Times, USA Today, NBC News, CNN, The Hill, all from the last 24hrs. They ARE still covering it.

And the articles mostly call it out as echoing Nazi language, I don't see how you could claim that they aren't covering it negatively enough either.

There is just nothing to this complaint.

[–] homesweethomeMrL 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see how you mean, but the complaint is that “Trump echoes Nazi language” is the most limp, passive and normalizing spin possible. The man is unhinged and utterly disastrous. Use those words, say that.

They “can’t” because “journalism” which I also disagree with, but it’s a different conversation.

As far as there being articles about the speech, that’s not at issue. Corporate news outlets have a huge guilty verdict against them for running cover for trump at every level in 2016. From the tone, to the spin, to the format, to the rationale; “both sides” and “her emails” and 1000 hot takes as to Clinton’s perceived missteps it all worked hand-in-hand with russian hacking, propaganda, and illegal campaign contributions to support trump.

If corporate news wants to live in a free and fair democracy, the have GOT to figure out how to call trump what he is, because this format from the 50’s will doom us all. This speech is a prime example.

[–] xkforce 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saying he is echoing nazi language is only normalizing what he says if nazi language itself is normalized. And if that were the case, you have way bigger problems than you realize.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We have way bigger problems then we realize....

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Trump saying that out loud happened 4 days ago. This plan is not new this week. There are bits and pieces of new coverage going back a couple months.