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Extreme cowardice and sociopathy, combined with seeing the ability to take advantage of the kleptocracy that around 130m Americans decided they wanted.
by jmye 2y ago
Extreme cowardice and sociopathy, combined with seeing the ability to take advantage of the kleptocracy that around 130m Americans decided they wanted.
- anon7000 2y agoPlus, a lot of media is owned by the ultra wealthy. There’s a big incentive for them to please politicians to keep on their good side, and to lobby for their other business interests. There’s no incentive for them to be “brave.” Capitalism doesn’t really care if you’re a coward or sociopath, just if you can make money at low cost. Independent journalism and independent newspapers should be much more important today of all times when misinformation can spread like a wildfire. This should be a non-partisan issue. But let’s be real, it’s sadly so much easier for a politician to win by lying and stirring up hate than by being a decent person with ok policies. So there’s no political incentive to improve either.