Chris Lehmann asks, "Why can’t the political press just say the truth about Trump?" The truth:
"Trump wants to be a dictator, and the pundit class keeps obfuscating that crucial fact.:
"Our Weimar political press" can't bring itself to say that fact out loud, Lehmann says — looking above all at the New York Times.
It's almost as if they're on board with fascism — as long as they imagine it will benefit them and their rich friends.
#Trump #fascism #dictator #MediaFail
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-fascist-media-political-press/
William Lindsey :toad: /
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