• boeman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You also canā€™t forget that CNNā€™s coverage of Trump helped him win the election. It was all about the ratings, not about whatā€™s best for the country.

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      1 year ago

      Even MSNBC cutaway from a live candidate speaking to an empty podium awaiting Trump. They played their part as well. Simply repeating what was being claimed regardless of its veracity just for views and clicks.

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        1 year ago

        Exactly. Anyone saying ā€œboth sidesā€ has never watched themā€¦ They all have one thing in common, greed. If it makes more money, theyā€™ll televise it.

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          1 year ago

          Your statement is non sequitur. You say they arenā€™t the same. But then flip to explain exactly how we were implying the same. Or at least exactly how I was implying they were the same. Though I assume the other person intended similar. I think we agree far more than we disagree here. And that this should just be marked up to another example of the wealthy poisoning democracy and discourse. Making people feel a reflexive need to always be on defense than not able to legitimately criticize. Because letā€™s be clear. Even if we often find what CNN and MSNBC do to be more acceptable or less damaging. Theyā€™re still doing it.

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            1 year ago

            Where did I disagreed with you. All I was adding is that fox is in it to push dangerous ideals and greed, MSNBC and CNN are in it for greed.