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There is no "radical left." The positions that get demonized as "socialist" and "radical" are THE MAINSTREAM. The policies proposed by AOC, Bernie, Mamdani etc. are those of broad MAJORITIES of Americans across all demographics and indeed across party lines. Thread. bsky.app/profile/idio...

I'm losing my fucking mind every day. I truly am. Thank you for fucking saying it.

just play along with me at home: any time you read journalism on U.S. politics, polling, or electorate's beliefs, see if it makes ANY mention of the U.S. public's news and information diet, or that ANYTHING AT ALL might be a bit rotten in the way the U.S. public gets informed on the issues

Just about sums up the situation

YES! And hardly a whisper about the rightwing agitprop/disinfo machine from the MSM or the loud online pundits. Why is this?

The confusingly popular Candace Owens has said free school lunches are racist because black families are being taught to be freeloaders. We live in a country that hears such idiotic commentary (do any white kids get free school lunch, Candace?) and doesn't flee from the source. This is the problem.

the myth that the entire media (journalism or otherwise) has a "liberal bias" is foundational to their 50 year quest to discredit fact based opposition to their unpopular ideas even though it's never been true, and most media is center-right and owned by some right wing billionaire

And yet the pundit-class still think they can policy their way out of this mess when policy isn’t what got us into it in the first place… by adapting right wing camouflage?

It's a center-left group, not an academic or journalistic source. If this was not a push poll, I would be amazed.

@karlbode.com sure but this article is misleading. when you dig into it, the report seems to argue that Dems are too progressive compared to the electorate on social issues, but not progressive enough on economic issues. then frames that as too progressive overall. I assume that's because it's […]

They needed that many years ago when it was obviously a necessity and Republicans were taking over media outlets right in front of their faces. Not sure this is a problem Dems can overcome at this point.

Yep. That should certainly be part of an improved media ecosystem if they're going to compete with the right wing bullshit machine.

Honestly, if we’re talking about the concept we need to eradicate citizens talking about left wing ideas because they might be attributed to the party by Fox News or another propaganda outlet, there’s no hope

heads full of absolute pebbles

I think it’s as simple as Democracy = Democrat Republic = Republican Therefore democracy = communism And bad

Republicans have taken full advantage of this, now labeling Dems as radical terrorists. The media has largely been complicit.

Journalists in commercial media:

yep. You've got just out and out rank right wing propaganda. Then you have all these corporatist media nobs to amplify and validate it.

1,000 true. And when you try to explain this, even to smart voters who loathe MAGA, they say you’re dismissing Dem’s piss poor messaging. Especially younger voters who can’t see the problem because it’s the only media environment they’ve known. Like fish in water, they don’t know what water is.

it really is this, on repeat, in perpetuity

Yea not everyone listens to that crap. Most do not

Agreed. And Semafor has the same delusion so many other Capitol hill stenographers masquerading as journalists have. Namely centrist/moderate means neutral. No centrist means right wing beliefs covered in intellectualism. The scary "left-wing" ideas are always ones other countries have and love.

This makes too much sense. Better to go on to the next question without follow up. Now that makes NO sense. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Left wing ideas like affordable health care, making the wealthy pay their fair share, a livable minimum wage, a continuation of our Republic, rebuilding failing infrastructure, preventing more monster storms like Melissa, and lifting poor children out of poverty are unpopular? Karl's point is right!

yep. Fox is just purer propaganda, while Semafor puts a tiny bit more effort into pretending to be a serious org, and not just a center-right, pro-capitalist class bullhorn

FM radio too So many FM talk radio & music mix shows are 100% ugly rhetoric in Florida

They’re paid well to do so.

“according to a new center-left group’s report “ so what you’re saying is, this report is propaganda written by Centrists…. No wonder they don’t like it if the Democrat party is moving left .

They’ll never admit this but every unpopular position Democrats adopted was a cynical attempt to stop the actually popular ideas of Bernie Sanders.

Since going back to antenna tv, I’ve been amazed at the number of religious, heavily Christian, channels and programs. And that some openly condone the behavior of the current administration has me shaking my head.

well, the billionaires what own the corporate media certainly aren't gonna hire the sort of people who'd express the problem of billionaires controlling the media very clearly.

This right here! 🎯

Fuuuuuu—we’re gonna be hearing about this BS from dipshitz in the House for months, I can feel it coming already.

Crime is trending down everywhere there is competent government in the US. We went through this “tough on crime” biz with Reagan-Bush-Clinton already. And a lot of people said it just fed the police state. I don’t trust this “group’s” “new report”. Who the eff are YOU anyway??

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Protecting LGBTQ rights and fighting climate change are not left wing ideas, or shouldn't be. Supposedly ignoring the border or crime aren't Democratic policies. It's the right wing media that has us convinced of both things.

US Media is like looking in a toilet head first… They parrot platitudes about social contracts but then deliberately poison that to farm outrage.