Reports from the heartland

pique

I find their post-mortem with Alan Lichtman far more on point:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/10/politics/video/fareeds-take-gps-2024-election-results-digvid

I hope that takes you to the correct video. If not, scroll down the selections until you find Lichtman's. Corporate greed and massive disinformation are the new keys. I strongly agree.

pique

I agree with Bernie Sanders in the short clip they also had from him, where he talks about how Dems should have had a much stronger message about the true culprit in our divided nation: the billionaire class who are pitting us against each other for their own benefit. The rise of the oligarchy is the real threat to us.

wtg

@pique said in Reports from the heartland:

I find their post-mortem with Alan Lichtman far more on point:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/10/politics/video/fareeds-take-gps-2024-election-results-digvid

I hope that takes you to the correct video. If not, scroll down the selections until you find Lichtman's. Corporate greed and massive disinformation are the new keys. I strongly agree.

Found the video, will watch a bit later.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/video/allan-lichtman-wrong-prediction-keys-election-digvid

pique

The WaPo also has an article about the new right wing government in New Zealand (a number of Kiwis responded by saying that their right wing is nothing like our right wing, and besides, their government swing right-left-right every three years). What I found interesting about it is they reported on an international organization that is working to swing countries all over the world to right wing populism.

This has me thinking that what is really going on here is is that late-stage capitalism has created a world where a few ultra-wealthy activists are working to control governments everywhere to shape politics to their advantage. In their preferred world, there are no limits on their business ventures, ordinary people cannot get in their way, and climate and environmental considerations have to be put to death. Because of the internet and social media, and their control of many media outlets, and the lack of restraint on the press as far as publishing only what is accurate, they can shape world opinion with disinformation without limits. Create alternate realities, control the culture. I have no doubt that Elon Musk's involvement in Trump's reelection has some nefarious aspects we may never learn about. These people want to own the world and bend it to their will. And they appear to have succeeded. Because of disinformation, the general public is focussed on entirely the wrong things.

AndyD

@ShiroKuro
Quote is from one of the better UK newspapers, the i.

Talking of foreign press, Trump isn't popular in Germany and this weeks Die Zeit was amusingly concise with a piece headlined in bold:
F***

wtg

@AndyD said in Reports from the heartland:

this weeks Die Zeit was amusingly concise with a piece headlined in bold:
F***

I decided to take a look at Die Zeit and came across this article about red bubbles and blue bubbles.

https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-11/us-campaign-tiktok-social-media-democrats-republicans

And a quick aside...it's great to have you here on a regular basis! I appreciate your viewpoint and insights as someone who lives across the pond and who can share that perspective.

Oh, and your dog is really sweet, too.