90% of US media is not aligned with the Democrats and as such they do not possess the same power to manufacture outrage as the Republicans do.
90% of US media is not aligned with the Democrats and as such they do not possess the same power to manufacture outrage as the Republicans do.
> 90% of US media is not aligned with the Democrats
The media works for the same people both parties do. If capital wanted to manufacture Democrat-aligned outrage they could easily do so overnight.
But it's a complete mistake to think about politics in a partisan manner at all. Of course the democrats won't ever fight for you. Doing anything decreases chances of getting elected again.
Whatever force will depose capital won't come from the two-party system.
The media works for the billionaire elite and it is mostly aligned with the Republican party. And if you think that "both parties are as bad" or that the last president was as batshit insane as the current one, that same billionaire elite has duped you.
It's actually almost exactly the opposite, at least when considering the number of media outlets. Fox news is a massive outlier with a huge audience and strong republican leaning, but most of the major networks engage in democrat-aligned signaling (not necessarily the progressive branch of democrats).
Considering number over outlets versus population served is exactly the wrong way of looking at it.
Fewer outlets serving larger populations means stricter control over messaging, and a better propaganda base.
I can't tell if this a sarcastic statement or you believe this to be true.