Friday, December 13, 2019

Anti-Media Attacks Are Working For Trump



The latest poll from the Pew Research Center demonstrates that demagogue and pathological liar Donald "The Dumb Don" Trump, and his party, have succeeded in largely brainwashing their most devoted supporters into mistrusting the press.
"About three-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (31%) say journalists have very low ethical standards, roughly six times the 5% of Democrats and Democratic leaners who say this. Trump’s strongest approvers, though, express even greater suspicion: 40% of Republicans who strongly approve of Trump’s job performance say journalists’ ethics are that low."
It's pathetic to see that hardcore Trumpists see "very low ethical standards" in the media, but not their cult leader, whose fraudulent acts, like profiting off of a fake charity and a fake university, are plain to see. Trump's long campaign of convincing these voters to disbelieve their lying eyes is reinforced by right-wing propaganda pushed through their media outlets, isolating a segment of the population from factual reports and news.