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In reply to the discussion: Trump just a symptom. RW Media is the cause of our political misery. [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Loved your analogy, but I don't feel it really drills down to the cause, but to a symptom.
Trump is the cancerous tumor result that is destroying the body of our Democratic Republic system.
The right wing media, the ratings driven click bait media, and internet driven fake news generated media are but symptoms of the cause.
The real root cause is large numbers of apathetic and ignorant voters. Voters who have absolutely no ability or interest in applying critical thinking to their choices, or who are so apathetic that they recuse themselves from the election process all together.
Voters who care about our government, country, and the people who make up our country (and the world for that matter) will be immune to those media sources, and prevent the cancer.
Voters who take the time to research actual history on their candidates to make informed decisions when they're at the polls - immune to the symptoms and prevent the cancer.
Voters who apply critical thinking exercises to information they receive, instead of buying instantly into the hyperbole, misinformation, and agenda of the message sender - immune to the symptoms and prevent the cancer.
Right wing media is despicable, but it is only a symptom. It can't exist without a base of viewer/reader support.