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In reply to the discussion: The Problem With Propaganda [View all]Farmer-Rick
(11,617 posts)It's the constant switch back and forth that helps the fascists. The fascist buy a "leftish" media platform and gradually change it to the right. It's the pushing of the mediocre leftish leaning crap that is front and center. The milder less offensive
right wing crap is sugar coated and pushed. It's their reputation of being leftish that hides their subtle game of destroy the liberals.
I use that word "leftish" because there are really no fully liberal mainstream media platforms in the US. Some play at it. But most of the platforms that identify themselves as left are really centrists. You have to go to Socialist publications and European news outlets to get a truly liberal perspective.
Once the fascists buy the leftish media platforms they gradually add their right wing spin. They turn away any really effective left wing spin and just let the mediocre leftish crap fly. Then everyone praises them for being so centrist.
But what they are doing is more subtle and effective. They attack liberal leaders with leftish ideology. They praise right wing leaders who barely show reasonableness or sanity. All the while hiding behind their leftish reputation which confuses people. People think this is a leftish publication praising Trump and leaving strong liberal messaging behind. It must be true then.......and that's when they win.