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America Needs a Reckoning About The Trump Years
Trump was a corrupt, wannabe dictator, yet millions voted for him again
America is still basking in the glow of the post-Trump era. Less than a week ago, Americans were dancing in the streets at the thought of President-elect Joe Biden, a commander-in-chief who was going to do normal things like speak in complete sentences and not treat the political process like the WWE. But once these happy feelings wear off, America needs to have a post mortem and ask, “What the hell just happened?” We dodged a bullet. Trump could have easily been reelected. Apparently, 70 million Americans thought another Trump term was a good idea. Here are several issues we need to have a serious conversation with:
FOX News
Reality-bending right-wing propaganda isn’t just a FOX News problem. There’s also AM radio, degenerate white nationalist sites such as Breitbart, One America News (OAN) and Newsmax. But FOX News still sits atop of the heap and that’s why I’m pointing the finger at them. We really need to have a conversation about the nature of FOX News. Of course, it shouldn’t be called news, because it no longer functions as a news organization.
Long ago, I jokingly called FOX News Channel (FNC) GOPR, because it serves as the communications wing of the…
