So one of the things that has passed through my FB feed in the last 24 hours is the fact that Hobby Lobby placed a bunch of ads in major newspapers all over the USA on July 4th that called for the establishment of a theocracy--a "Christian" government. And here it is ten days later and this has not shown up on any major news feed I read …
So one of the things that has passed through my FB feed in the last 24 hours is the fact that Hobby Lobby placed a bunch of ads in major newspapers all over the USA on July 4th that called for the establishment of a theocracy--a "Christian" government. And here it is ten days later and this has not shown up on any major news feed I read or listen to (NPR, NYTimes, Guardian). https://www.businessinsider.com/hobby-lobby-advocates-for-religious-government-in-july-4-ads-2021-7
If you want a textbook example of news media's selectivity in action, this is it. There is a mild backlash against Hobby Lobby, which is really one of the most revolting companies around. But no national outcry. At the same time all the breathless nonsense about the reasons for inflation, which is not REALLY about stuff like supply chain issues--although the Russians trying to starve Africa and Asia by preventing grain from Ukraine to be shipped out is certainly a real thing--but is rather the greed of corporations and companies to convert the pain of normal people into windfall profits for their investors and executives, is designed to demoralize all of us and to throw dirt over the real issues in this sh*thole country: guns, misogyny, racism, and homophobia.
The high-intensity dog and pony show that is the Jan 6 hearings are great theater but it will not amount to a hill of beans unless there is an overwhelming rejection of everything the Rethuglicans stand for on election day. And that is exactly what the Ghastly Oligarch Party is working so hard to prevent. And it is working because of a compliant populace and a corrupted Fifth Estate.
Corrupted? Bought (sold out) and paid for to do the oligarch's bidding Fourth Estate and a Fifth Estate that has taken over the information distribution.
I despise Hobby Lobby! I protested when they wouldn’t cover their female employees rights to oral contraceptives nor abortions. Evangelicals still making/taking money from unsuspecting and ignorant people. A pox on all of them!
So one of the things that has passed through my FB feed in the last 24 hours is the fact that Hobby Lobby placed a bunch of ads in major newspapers all over the USA on July 4th that called for the establishment of a theocracy--a "Christian" government. And here it is ten days later and this has not shown up on any major news feed I read or listen to (NPR, NYTimes, Guardian). https://www.businessinsider.com/hobby-lobby-advocates-for-religious-government-in-july-4-ads-2021-7
If you want a textbook example of news media's selectivity in action, this is it. There is a mild backlash against Hobby Lobby, which is really one of the most revolting companies around. But no national outcry. At the same time all the breathless nonsense about the reasons for inflation, which is not REALLY about stuff like supply chain issues--although the Russians trying to starve Africa and Asia by preventing grain from Ukraine to be shipped out is certainly a real thing--but is rather the greed of corporations and companies to convert the pain of normal people into windfall profits for their investors and executives, is designed to demoralize all of us and to throw dirt over the real issues in this sh*thole country: guns, misogyny, racism, and homophobia.
The high-intensity dog and pony show that is the Jan 6 hearings are great theater but it will not amount to a hill of beans unless there is an overwhelming rejection of everything the Rethuglicans stand for on election day. And that is exactly what the Ghastly Oligarch Party is working so hard to prevent. And it is working because of a compliant populace and a corrupted Fifth Estate.
With voices such as yours, Linda, democracy will prevail. Thank you, always, for your comments.
Unita. 🗽
Corrupted? Bought (sold out) and paid for to do the oligarch's bidding Fourth Estate and a Fifth Estate that has taken over the information distribution.
We are a corporatocracy. And we need to change their power.
I despise Hobby Lobby! I protested when they wouldn’t cover their female employees rights to oral contraceptives nor abortions. Evangelicals still making/taking money from unsuspecting and ignorant people. A pox on all of them!
" it is working because of a compliant populace and a corrupted Fifth Estate."
...and because of the sophisticated psyop propaganda campaigns funded by the Koch Kleptocrats, with billions of dollars
Not just the Koch’s money. The Mercers are heavily involved too.