“It was clear from day one that a Trump presidency would be authoritarian, bigoted, serially dishonest, outside the bounds of any previous modern presidency. It was clear that we shouldn’t normalize him. But we did.” @mehdirhasan calls out the media's complicity... and whiteness.

Jan 12, 2021 · 1:21 AM UTC

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Two minutes. Just give @KarenAttiah two minutes to parse the media's responsibility for the Trump catastrophe, and how many of us in the industry have misunderstood and underestimated "how white violence in this country has shaped the country as we know it."
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Love the show, Mehdi. Good to remind people of the Moonves quote. Waaaaay at the beginning of the DT campaign, I wondered why the man lied and bullshitted so much. It became obvious why: To create the ultimate captive audience including the media..
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I have been saying this from the beginning during the 2016 election, no one listened sadly some are still not listening.
Yes. The media did. And, yes, you need to ask yourselves why? For ratings and $$? And, for the love of God, why did you keep giving the Trump cult a megaphone? You're still doing it! Go back to just reporting the news & do away w/24/7 sensationalism.
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Hello. Thank you video. I like what you share,
O pessoal da @folha do @Estadao @JornalOGlobo já assistiu esse recado do futuro?
Dear Mr.Mehdi, is there any way to reach you please?