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[โ€“] alekwithak@lemmy.world 80 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (25 children)

Yeah, no. Let's hold the media accountable. For treating Trump like a serious candidate in the first place and giving him all the air time, the jester that he is. For harping on every single thing the Dem candidate did wrong while apologizing and making excuses for Orange Julius at every turn. Going on and on about Biden's age and then never bringing up age again once Biden dropped out of the race. Let's hold the oligarchs accountable for doing their best to stifle free speech, welcoming Russian and GOP astroturfing of the internet, and the last hundred years of slowly breaking down our democracy so they can have more money when they already have so much more than enough. No it's all the Dems fault ๐Ÿ™„

[โ€“] modeler@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The items you bring up are outside the control of the DNC and its members. How can the DNC change media ownership or block Russian astroturfing?

The press is motivated both by its oligarchic owners and also by popularity. We can't change the former (certainly whole out of power), but we can make policy and targeting changes that make Democrats popular, and it follows that what the news reports will change.

[โ€“] alekwithak@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

The items you bring up are outside the control of the DNC and its members.

My point, exactly.

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