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That's a lot of writing to blame a singular event for the rise of disinformation within conservative circles that ignores a whole lot of other reasons that cons
by dlp211 6y ago
That's a lot of writing to blame a singular event for the rise of disinformation within conservative circles that ignores a whole lot of other reasons that conservatives are prone to this type of disinfo and not (American) liberals.
- tzs 6y agoMy recollection is that before around 10 years ago or so, there were these same kind of conspiracy theories and similar nonsense, and I saw them aimed both at conservative and liberals. None of them got much serious traction. So what do you think changed between then and now to lead to such a dramatic rise in disinformation in conservative circles compared to liberal circles?
- dlp211 6y agoProbably 30+ years of priming by conservative politicians, consultants, and their media mouthpieces spouting white aggrievance agitprop combined with the explosion of social media and a black man becoming President and nearly 8 years of pure obstruction by the Republican party to any real national governance. Liberals on the other hand in general, but specifically those in national political power still read the NYTimes and Washington Post and listen to NPR. And while those institutions are not perfect, they are far more reality based and balanced than FoxNews and the rest of the right wing media ecosystem. Jon Stewart basically made a career of tearing into the hypocrisy and lies of FoxNews every night for over a decade and the left turned in for that.