In regards to the press and billionaires, it appears autocracy came early.
Our primary votes are being denied. A handful of self-important people have decided what Americans want.
The press, who was unable to get traction with “Biden is old” in 2020 has now a receptive audience.
The ignorati have followed along, incapable or unwilling to accept that replacing Biden guarantees a Republican win.
The rich and the media have decided we are incapable of making decisions. They know best.
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The reality TODAY is there has been little to NO DISCUSSION about policies. Yes, more people are working than in 50 years. Yes, wages are up. Yes, inflation is down. Yes, the Biden Administration has been incredibly successful.
Those things don’t matter, declares the Press and a handful of Actors and
Politicians. The only way to save democracy is to ignore the will of the people!
I don’t recall anyone but Biden when I voted in the primary. Do they not count?
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Jon Stewart says Biden should step down to save democracy. It’s funny, no one elected Stewart to make decisions about our country.
I guess his large megaphone which influences votes is more important?
He also is more concerned about Biden’s age than policies or Biden’s record.
Because of course he is.
The problem (no pun, I sorta promise), is that he is part of the plutocracy, whether he wants to admit it or not (mostly not — he is under illusion he is not part of the 1%)
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And the allegedly “smart” politicians who are quick to throw Biden under the bus?
Is this country BETTER than it was four years ago?
Yes.
But they want to throw those policies under the bus as well?
What the fuck?
It’s amazing how quick BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE want to take away my primary vote.
We the people don’t decide elections… the self-important assholes do.
We remain ignorant chattel in their minds.
This is a problem.
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I’m here to ask how did it reach this point? Why are people allowing this kind of manipulation?
The answer lies, in my humble opinion, on the need to be right.
There were many on the left and right that argued a Biden win GUARANTEES another Great Depression. That didn’t happen.
Or HIS AGE HIS AGE and HE IS OUT OF TOUCH and that blew up in their face.
Policies have always mattered more than anything else. You can argue a lot of things, but Biden made us a better country.
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Let’s face it, voting Biden in has a VERY REAL chance of a Democratic trifecta. You know who has the most to fear from this?
The rich. The 1%. Those with a lot of money. Like the owners of the NYT and WaPo.
The MSM.
I’m not arguing a conspiracy, far from it. This is as old as history itself. The rich want to control — “You are either with us or against us” is an old, very old, dog whistle.
Left out of this convo is the Biden Policies.
As if they don’t exist.
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News stories are called that because they are not always factual. During Reagan, the press dutifully repeated AD NAUSEAM about the fictional welfare QUEENS (plural) who were driving the country to financial disaster.
It was a conservative fantasy. Make believe. Fiction. A story. But it was repeated as if it were fact.
The problem is NOT that the press lies, it has for generations. The Spanish American war was fomented by Hearst with exaggerated atrocities.
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Sound familiar?
“Privately, Obama family concerned about President’s cognition” — exaggeration?
Of course it was.
You are accepting click-bait. And that click is a vote for MORE click bait.
“Biden’s dog privately says he should step down”
We are one click bait away from ludicrous headlines.
“My sex life increased when it looked like Biden would step down”
And with every click, they make another $.
Welcome to corporate politics.
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There is little intrigue here. It’s patently obvious. There is no Watergate moment. No conspiracy, no hidden figure manipulating the press.
It’s all patently obvious corporate greed.
And this is the money shot: Biden wants to increase taxes.
This is why the plutocrats fear a Democratic Trifecta. Because Biden will have no one, not a single person, blocking his ability to raise taxes on the 1%.
That’s policy that NOT EVEN JON STEWART wants to mention.
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There is real fear by the rich: palpable fear, that Democrats will win Congress and the Presidency.
That Biden could make good on his 2019 promise: “Biden also wants to raise the corporate income tax rate from its current 21 percent to 28 percent”
Already, the increase in IRS personnel has increased revenue by $1 billion from tax cheats.
Never underestimate the rich’s fear of PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE as they overwhelmingly benefit from government.
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This has ZERO to do with Biden’s age. Trump is no spring chicken, a liar and a criminal. This hasn’t stopped businesses from supporting him.
It has EVERYTHING to do with policy.
The rest is just bread and circuses.
@feloneouscat do you have a Substack where this thread could be found in its entirety? It's an important essay that I'd like to share with others not present on COSO. I kept saying YES YES YES!
I have a Substack, but it’s not there.
Feel free to copy and paste.
I just rant here 😬
Glad you like my rants (sans proofreading).
Jon's hedging his bets.
@feloneouscat Boom - this is the crux of the biscuit: the oligarchs are trying to use the remains of the press, now in their sweaty hands, to take control by convincing us to do it to ourselves.
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#politics
The reason is two-fold:
• His policies for the most part have BENEFITED Americans. This is a hard fact. It can not be disputed. Lied about, yes.
• Emotions. Never discount emotions in politics. “Invasion by Brown People” is just another racist dog whistle. Trump excels at racism. The press repeats it as if it is fact. Stenographers.
So, of course, Biden is weak in comparison. Reality is unimportant when the story is good.
The problem? It’s just a story.