This was why Murdoch and Ailes created Fox News. Fox repeats bullshit 24/7 until it just becomes things “everyone knows” on the right. - ThreadSky

owillis.bsky.social • 84 days ago

This was why Murdoch and Ailes created Fox News. Fox repeats bullshit 24/7 until it just becomes things “everyone knows” on the right.

Reposted from Will Stancil

The way you actually change public opinion is by getting enough people and sources to repeat an idea that it starts to "seem" correct, even like the consensus, to many listeners, at which point they'll often adopt it.

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threekitties.bsky.social•84 days ago

Murdoch hates America

mi-forest.bsky.social•84 days ago

hates people and planet, not limited to the U.S.

chrisleeworld.bsky.social•83 days ago

cyriljthomas.bsky.social•84 days ago

You know this is right because a lot of “moderate” Dems will buy in to the made-up right wing consensus

feklar669.bsky.social•83 days ago

"People are saying."

huckyfinn.bsky.social•84 days ago

mkwilson27.bsky.social•84 days ago

Which is why we’re fucking idiots for allowing them to do it.

sweightmanjr.bsky.social•83 days ago

And this is the thing Democrats are worst at. Get everyone on the same page, with the same exact message, and don’t stop until it’s just accepted.

thehomespundays.bsky.social•84 days ago

Carthago delinda est

swiley1983.bsky.social•84 days ago

tripoley1966.bsky.social•84 days ago

I see people on FB that I thought were smart repeating that border crossings are down 97% under Trump and that Social Security is making payments to 150 year old dead people. Neither of these statements pass the smell test to anyone with a functioning brain. It’s literally garbage in, garbage out.

oakelm.bsky.social•84 days ago

They might be smart but being smart doesn't make them immune to scams. They probably spent their lives thinking about how to do something or help people. If someone that spent their life thinking about how to trick people comes along then that person will always have an advantage.

khaake.bsky.social•84 days ago

I had someone argue with me on the bird site a few months ago that it doesn’t matter now if XYZ actually happened, because soon the majority of people will believe XYZ and so it will then _become_ fact.

thespecialworm.bsky.social•84 days ago

This is why most Americans simultaneously believe 20% of the population and less than 1% of the population is trans. Because that's what they are told.

halcorley.bsky.social•84 days ago

Get ready for this construct to be applied to every bogus thing RFKII touches. He's being awarded taxpayer money to "study" the (non)connection between vaccines and autism. To disprove settled science. On our dime. Only to prop up a man without credibility. Watch how it's reported: fully normalized.

halcorley.bsky.social•84 days ago

The RFKII autism-vaccine "research" looms large as the next potent misinformation campaign in America. As unvaccinated children continue to fall ill and die, we allow media to normalize Kennedy's threat at our peril.

Yes, let's take to the streets over it:

walteriv.bsky.social•84 days ago

The Washington Times reported Soros hired agitators to attend Town Halls. Hannity cited the report on his show and now it’s a talking point for Mike Johnson, et al.

seanbrodrick.bsky.social•84 days ago

Not just "on the right." The endless repetition of BS means it becomes the default discussion for America at large.

jeremymx.bsky.social•84 days ago

it’s funny to watch the WSJ now begging “please Mr Trump Sir do not crash the economy”

laststopforfreedom.bsky.social•83 days ago

mearkev.bsky.social•84 days ago

Goebbels was very clear about this.

A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth.

catblanketflower.yuwakisa.com•84 days ago

We may end up like the Germans where free speech doesn't extend to the bad things that killed so many people in the past

annecw.bsky.social•83 days ago

They emulated Russian disinfo media.

arabellaspireship.bsky.social•84 days ago

The Consensus Fallacy.
70 million people can’t be wrong!

jb3po.bsky.social•84 days ago

What I find fascinating is that NYC continues to allow Fox to conduct its proven mass disinformation operation/campaign against the country.

owillis.bsky.social•84 days ago

I mean Fox sucks but like the KKK they are protected by the first amendment

jb3po.bsky.social•84 days ago

I'm not so sure that disinformation at scale for profit qualifies as first amendment protected speech.

broccolee.bsky.social•84 days ago

Chomsky: Manufacturing Consent

owillis.bsky.social•84 days ago

You can hear this all the time from Trump, who is addicted to watching Fox. He always references “remember that one” and it’s always some clip that Fox viewers saw 700,000 times and everyone else has no idea what they’re all talking about.

politicalpunk.com•84 days ago

2 different realities. Lies and morn lies that becomes their reality. Almost impossible to fight. Destroying Fox and it’s capital should be our first priority

owillis.bsky.social•84 days ago

We’ve spent too many decades merely trying to debunk their bullshit. That’s a useful thing (I spent 13 years doing it professionally). But we’re long past the time where we need to make our own noise. Scream truth louder than they scream lies.

gavman.bsky.social•84 days ago

Reacting to a dominant message reinforces the message. It remains about who controls the message.

They've war gamed it and have a war gamed taught Ai to spit out the next fucked up message to entangle Dems. And we walk right into it. They/Fox control the terms of 'debate'.

georgiabluedevil.bsky.social•84 days ago

Elected Dems also have GOT TO STOP accepting the premises that Republicans set. Too many of them just accept crap they should not; e.g. that government is too big and inefficient and should run like a business or that our levels of immigration are too high.

gctom.bsky.social•84 days ago

I think a big part of the problem is the left’s collective need for maga to admit they’re wrong before we can move on. Giving them a face-saving off ramp to leave maga behind can be much more effective, it doesn’t feel good or fair after all the damage they’ve done. I think it’s necessary though.

owillis.bsky.social•84 days ago

None of this is particularly difficult but it takes time and effort. Neither the Democratic Party nor liberal donors have any interest unfortunately.

forbenjamin.bsky.social•84 days ago

This is why we need Cuban or AOC for president in 28, we need someone who creates heat, is willing to be everywhere, and knows how to push a narrative that resonates

babyjesuscries4us.bsky.social•84 days ago

Are you sure? No one? did you ask everyone? That's a pretty broad statement.
Seriously it takes time to build capacity.
Start where you are , do what you can.
Yes we are underdogs because the billionaires support Right wing media, and some centrist media has lurched right.
But dont give up, please

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