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Hey, Qasim, Would you please give us the LINKS to the charts from Financial Times, so we can Share?
I agree that we may see different numbers if we had an updated graph from Media Matters.
As an informal student of Psychology, I think a lot about The Great Media Divide in this country--and solutions. And I believe we need more robust solutions (including legislative, but this country isn't ready for that yet), not just building infrastructure and subscribing to more left-leaning content creators. I believe that people only have so much time, and they don't want to read/listen to hours of left-wing media every day.
First, we have to invest time understanding the Cult mentality, whether it's Trump, Fox, Rogan, Musk, etc. (I show people to The Cult of Trump book by Dr. Steven Hassan.) Then we can plan solutions.
If I may respectfully disagree, the Kool-Aid drinkers can't be persuaded by MORE left-wing voices SCREAMING LOUDER. One, many never hear it. Two, many don't believe it, because Trump successfully discredited unbiased legacy media in 2016, by labeling it "Fake News." Three, you CANNOT PERSUADE them out of their point of view (seriously, have you tried?)--with opinion nor facts.
Now, having said that, I am out here writing too, because I am a writer and so I MUST WRITE. So I let this insight from Hassan guide me: Cultists need to see/hear something which causes them to experience Cognitive Dissonance between what they are seeing and what they believe. That creates the crack for more Truth to enter.
So, WHAT CAN WE DO? Amplify, amplify, AMPLIFY TRUTH, whether it is center- or left- or right-leaning.
* Share news reports, especially showing video/photos of horrific conditions in Ghaza, Ukraine, or ICE detention centers, as a photo is worth a thousand words.
* Don't be SILENT when a Trumper starts bashing immigrants or USAID; know your facts, and share what you know, without countering their position, like: I heard that non-citizen immigrants contribute $billions annually in tax dollars--including income taxes, or that USAID prevents the spread of diseases like Ebola in other countries, by providing tech resources to monitor outbreaks and limit citizen movement.
* PROTEST and then SHARE PHOTOS of protests, nationally and internationally; cultists may begin to wonder what protestors know that they don't.
* Share other people's personal ANECDOTES showing how Trump's policies affect them, as making someone FEEL something is the strongest way to influence their opinion.
* Politely DISCREDIT FOX et al. We can't let the lies stand, and people have to know what Fox ISN'T telling them too.
Note that RANTS are completely ineffective.
Does anyone have other ideas to add to this list?
(I wrote extensively about the Media Divide in my posts "Dear DNC, Stop asking us for more money," offering a novel solution...I would welcome feedback.)
Thanks for all you do!
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