Sorry, New York Times: Republicans aren't "concerned" about democracy -- they want to destroy it

[MissMillie]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/sorry-new-york-times-republicans-arent-concerned-about-democracy-%e2%80%94-they-want-to-destroy-it/ar-AAWsbR4?ocid=U483DHP&li=BBnb7Kz

Admitting that a plurality of Americans are straight up fascist is the third rail in mainstream political media.

In a pathetic bid to make the story seem fair-and-balanced — rather than plain old truthful — Epstein and Weisman lean heavily on euphemisms to describe Republican enthusiasm for repeating the Big Lie. In the subhead, Republican voters are described as "energized about the issues of elections and voting." To describe the three-quarters support among GOP voters for anti-democratic conspiracy theories, the writers go with "impassioned about electoral issues."

While the reporters are careful to repeatedly note that there is no basis for claims that Biden stole the election, this kind of framing of the Big Lie as a sincere-if-misguided concern is still a massive problem. It makes it sound as if Republican voters have legitimate concerns about the future of democracy. In reality, however, Republican voters are increasingly hostile to democracy.

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spot on

[JohnSJ]

1. It isn't just that there is no basis, it is a LIE, and the media needs to call it out as such

[2naSalit]

2. +1

[Ray Bruns]

3. "energized about the issues of elections and voting."

Bald faced lie. It I actually subscribed to the New York Times, I'd be pissed.

[wryter2000]

4. What are we going to do about these clowns?

I'd like to be on a crusade to get rid of the term "spending bill." MSNBC folks use it, too. What in hell is a spending bill? There are defense bills and infrastructure bills. Is a spending bill an excuse to spend money with no particular goal or accomplishment in mind? Do the folks in charge think "Look at all this money. We need to find a way to spend it."?

I'd like to ask all of them, "Please define 'spending bill.'"