One of the key takeaways I'm left with from this debate is that we fully can't even talk to each other anymore. That was the president of the united states, 11 days out from a general election, speaking in a way that reasonably informed people outside his niche COULDN'T FOLLOW.
It's really, it's gotta be like walking into a mass, knowing nothing about Catholicism, and sitting there and hearing "this is flesh now and you MUST EAT IT TO BE SAVED."
Like, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
Like, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
I know there've been ENDLESS articles about how Fox creates its own self-fulfilling cultural ecosystem. I've WRITTEN some of those articles. I get the *general problem* here.
But, just, DAMN. When I was 10 I had a better grasp on what Bush/Dukakis were REFERENCING than Trump.
But, just, DAMN. When I was 10 I had a better grasp on what Bush/Dukakis were REFERENCING than Trump.
It's beyond "different facts" we're bordering on "different languages."
The media won't fact check Trump in real time, but soon they're need to going to have a TRANSLATOR to explain "Republican" to normal people.
The media won't fact check Trump in real time, but soon they're need to going to have a TRANSLATOR to explain "Republican" to normal people.
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