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In reply to the discussion: DUers, do you realize that Trump & company are intentionally spreading false propoganda? [View all]Grammy23
(5,808 posts)16. One thing that bugs me about tRump's methods is that things he claim get picked up
by media outlets thus verifying his claim that even you are calling it that. Case in point. He claimed a spy had infiltrated his campaign. He dubbed it Spygate. And proceeded to say that the media groups were calling it that. Of course they did as they reported what tRump called it. It is kind of impossible to report his latest claims without the exact words he used. But then he turns that around as if it is admission by media that it is true. Or that they called it that first. Just makes my blood boil.
I think media groups need to be very careful how they report tRUMPs propaganda, being sure to label it HIS term, not necessarily what others are calling it. We also need to use caution in the terms we use. I would hope wed be wary of adopting his terms because that lends it tacit agreement, too. It really is his way of guiding and influencing the news to his liking and we surely do not want that to happen.
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DUers, do you realize that Trump & company are intentionally spreading false propoganda? [View all]
Equinox Moon
May 2018
OP
The demagogue is gaslighting us. His administration adopted a brutal new policy that causes the mass
Cha
May 2018
#5
i like the focus of your post. What you focus your awareness on grows. If the dumpster tweets
c-rational
May 2018
#12
"Energy flows where the mind focuses" +1. Way too much focus on Mueller is going to be fired, etc.
Hoyt
May 2018
#13
What concerns me even more is much of the media is reporting their wild ascertions without
still_one
May 2018
#15
One thing that bugs me about tRump's methods is that things he claim get picked up
Grammy23
May 2018
#16
whic is immediately posted on DU most of the time lol. twitter is his best friend nt
msongs
May 2018
#25
My question is "Why does the media think it has to post every trump tweet and respond to it."
Boomerproud
May 2018
#33