One might suppose that the voices of mainstream media and elite culture in general would be more self-critical than they are. They seem to have developed an amazing shell around themselves to protect their own intellectual and psychological well-being from reality itself. It’s having to grow ever thicker, which only ends in an ever-graver alienation from the public they seek to rule.
Consider. The betting odds favor Trump for the presidency by 40 percent, whereas Biden is at 31 percent. This follows fully nine years of nonstop attacks, two impeachments, and countless legal harassments. No candidate for public office has been pummeled so many times by so many. And yet Trump thrives despite all of this, or even because of all of this.
Yes, he has rhetorical skill, but there is more going on than pure demagoguery.
We look for writers in the corporate press who seem to understand why. They’re hard […]
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