I could primal scream about last night, but I won’t. I am studying the conservative media strategy today.
In a coordinated way, they’re trying to blend Rittenhouse into their narrative without specifically engaging the events. Insidious, but worth an examination.
In a coordinated way, they’re trying to blend Rittenhouse into their narrative without specifically engaging the events. Insidious, but worth an examination.
As a writer, I spend a lot of time examining narratives. Conservative media knows they can't make Rittenhouse a hero (beyond fringe outlets), but they also can't throw him under the bus with their base. Curious to see how their framing develops this week.
What's of particular interest to me is how the efforts of the RNC to seem compassionate and inclusive now have to compete with the fury around current events.
I imagine a lot of emails are being sent right now. Many cell phones vibrating with texts and talking points.
I imagine a lot of emails are being sent right now. Many cell phones vibrating with texts and talking points.
And please don't think I'm dispassionate about all of this. Lives were lost. America is in a death spiral of racial animus and violence and the "cold" civil war we've been in is heating up on the stove. I'm not dispassionate, but I don't put my passion on twitter, usually.
