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TomCADem

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31. Look at the Philippines and Marcos's use of social media

Reply to J_William_Ryan (Reply #27)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:46 AM

Nov 16

With social media and influencer culture and the decline of traditional media, candidates can’t completely avoid talking to actual journalists like Trump. There is no need. Instead, they can happily cater to influencers who have no obligation to adhere to any type of journalistic standards.

Yet, progressives are still living in the past blaming newspapers, which are dying, and TV news for ‘sane washing” Trump. Really? Trump’s racist MSG was pretty clear and 60 minutes was pretty clear that Trump ducked an interview.

The real problem is that traditional news media is in decline, and candidates like Trump see no need to interact with the media. Indeed, Trump can repeatedly go to social media outlets to complain about how he is being victimized by the establishment media. Worse, some progressives will echo Trump’s talking points attacking a free press.

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Inside the online offensive that turned out a new generation of men for Trump [View all] TomCADem Nov 14 OP

Todd Golden cheered by Florida crowd in first game since sexual harassment accusations TomCADem Nov 14 #1

Oh, college athletics will fire you Blue_Tires Nov 14 #8

Fuck This Country nt SoCalDavidS Nov 14 #2

I Think That Was The Message of a Lot of Young Male Voters Who ... TomCADem Nov 14 #7

Bring Back Mandatory Military Service(aka "the Draft") MrWowWow Nov 14 #3

I Thought Trump Thinks Members of Military Are Foolish? TomCADem Nov 14 #5

My daughters are not your property. Hippasus Nov 15 #24

K&R highplainsdem Nov 14 #4

homoerotic fodder for the incels eShirl Nov 14 #6

Who Progressives Mistakenly Ignored. More People listened to Joe Rogan's... TomCADem Nov 14 #11

So we need our own Rogan then...? Blue_Tires Nov 14 #13

Or, have progressives go on Joe Rogan... TomCADem Nov 14 #14

I thought we already had a bunch of liberal "influencers"? Blue_Tires Nov 14 #16

I am not talking about overtly political shows... TomCADem Nov 14 #18

I get it now... Blue_Tires Nov 14 #19

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Among Us game watched by 400,000 TomCADem Nov 15 #20

It's interesting that they don't also mention Blue_Tires Nov 14 #9

Most of these young men realize they have a lot in common with Trump Jit423 Nov 14 #10

Yeah, you got me there... Blue_Tires Nov 14 #12

A Positive, Uplifting Campaign That Is Not Going To Show Up... TomCADem Nov 15 #22

I was on Twitter until last week Blue_Tires Nov 15 #29

Let's ask them. Plenty seem to be scurrying around DU this week. Drum Nov 14 #15

I am reading a really good book about this jeffreyi Nov 14 #17

Well, it really started more, imho, with Limbaugh. He bleated about "Feminazis". About besides Hillary, Bill was too... electric_blue68 Nov 15 #21

It is Limbaugh on steroids, because Limbaugh would cater to people listening to talk radio. TomCADem Nov 15 #23

They spoke about Kamala Harris with resentmet like she personally did something wrong to them and took something away JI7 Nov 15 #25

Who is dismissing it? But what is your suggestion? Scrivener7 Nov 15 #26

"What's the solution?" J_William_Ryan Nov 15 #27

I seriously doubt that. His purge of the generals Scrivener7 Nov 15 #28

Look at the Philippines and Marcos's use of social media TomCADem Nov 16 #31

Most of these people were never going to vote for Kamala Harris JI7 Nov 15 #30