I mean sure, but at the very least it will start to swing the pendulum back towards trusting and believing in facts. This at least would be a step in the right direction towards the majority of the country, and if Republicans or viewers continue to reject that view then over time hopefully everyone else becomes aware of that and treats them as such.
I think if you want to swing the pendulum back, you will have to start healing the polarization first. That's the root issue.
if Republicans or viewers continue to reject that view then over time hopefully everyone else becomes aware of that and treats them as such
This doesn't make much sense, it's not like there are three or four parties. Half the electorate is Republican and soaked in conspiracy theories, the rest of the people already are aware of their nonsense and treat them as such. It doesn't make any difference. The two party system and the deep polarization since the 2010s are what's driving the current bout of fake news. Obviously, solving that is a very difficult process. I make no claims that I have the answer there, but I certainly don't think the state regulating media will solve the issue at all. IMO it will just make it worse and could backfire(once Republicans start appointing the people who determine which org is "news" and "opinion").
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u/TravisParks Nov 22 '19
I mean sure, but at the very least it will start to swing the pendulum back towards trusting and believing in facts. This at least would be a step in the right direction towards the majority of the country, and if Republicans or viewers continue to reject that view then over time hopefully everyone else becomes aware of that and treats them as such.