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It's interesting that the author (And many Americans!) realize that the media is becoming more homogenized, and that that's a problem, but come to the wrong con

It's interesting that the author (And many Americans!) realize that the media is becoming more homogenized, and that that's a problem, but come to the wrong conclusion that it's getting more progressive, when these large media conglomerates are mostly very conservative.

rayiner 6y ago
Explain to me what's conservative about calling protests "peaceful" while literally showing a city on fire in the background?
monoideism 6y ago
The large media conglomerates are only conservative to the extent that they love money and so share some values with fiscal conservatives. But they're happy to push whatever cultural changes boost the bottom line, regardless of whether or not they're conservative.
SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
Can you clarify? This seems plainly untrue under any conventional definition of "very conservative". Archetypal "very conservative" positions might be opposition to minimum wage increases or support for unrestricted gun ownership, and it's pretty hard to argue that e.g. CNN and the New York Times embrace those positions.
- DC1350 6y ago
  “Conservative” in the sense that they want to preserve existing power structures, not that they don’t want to jump on new trends. Look at the mainstream coverage of the GME fiasco, for example. That’s why they love “progressive” ideas that keep everything the same except for skin colour.
  - SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
    Without getting into GME, that's largely a fair assessment. I don't think that contradicts the author, though; when Americans say "progressive", they typically mean something like "aligned with the trends and preferences of people within the Democratic Party". Nobody would call e.g. Joe Biden "very conservative", despite his interest in preserving (and presence at the top of) existing power structures.
    - DC1350 6y ago
      It’s just an aesthetic. It doesn’t really matter

rayiner 6y ago

Explain to me what's conservative about calling protests "peaceful" while literally showing a city on fire in the background?

monoideism 6y ago

The large media conglomerates are only conservative to the extent that they love money and so share some values with fiscal conservatives. But they're happy to push whatever cultural changes boost the bottom line, regardless of whether or not they're conservative.

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago

Can you clarify? This seems plainly untrue under any conventional definition of "very conservative". Archetypal "very conservative" positions might be opposition to minimum wage increases or support for unrestricted gun ownership, and it's pretty hard to argue that e.g. CNN and the New York Times embrace those positions.

DC1350 6y ago
“Conservative” in the sense that they want to preserve existing power structures, not that they don’t want to jump on new trends. Look at the mainstream coverage of the GME fiasco, for example. That’s why they love “progressive” ideas that keep everything the same except for skin colour.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
  Without getting into GME, that's largely a fair assessment. I don't think that contradicts the author, though; when Americans say "progressive", they typically mean something like "aligned with the trends and preferences of people within the Democratic Party". Nobody would call e.g. Joe Biden "very conservative", despite his interest in preserving (and presence at the top of) existing power structures.
  - DC1350 6y ago
    It’s just an aesthetic. It doesn’t really matter