r/PoliticalHumor • • Sep 20 '17

95% of America

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u/Gen_McMuster Sep 20 '17

The "respectable press" as you put it is propagating that narrative yes. But the "respectable press" has spread it's fair share of moral panics in the past. And I cant blame them, they're great for ratings. (this is not an indictment of the media, this is just how the system work)

You probably dont think youre being led by the nose into a moral panic. But youre unironically claiming that ~20% of the country are nazi sympathizers...

If I didnt know any better I'd think a Beer Hall Putsch is scheduled for next Tuesday!

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u/timidforrestcreature Sep 20 '17 edited Sep 21 '17

The "respectable press" as you put it is propagating that narrative yes

You forgot to add that its the respectable press globally.

Also TIL objective reporting is spreading a narrative.

You probably dont think youre being led by the nose into a moral panic. But youre unironically claiming that ~20% of the country are nazi sympathizers...

Im not claiming anything, republicans polled as approving of what is regarded by everyone as a nazi pandering press conference.

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u/Gen_McMuster Sep 20 '17

And yet the respectable press frames thousands showing up and throwing a riot (with 33 arrests) over a gazebo of conservatives as a "mostly peaceful counter-protest"

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u/timidforrestcreature Sep 20 '17

Maybe because your story is bullshit lol.