A Nation of Sheep, Afraid of Words

The bigger point is that there are plenty of genuinely troubling things about Trump, yet the media chooses to focus obsessively on his gaffes and stupid statements. It’s essentially the whole “social justice warrior” mindset gone wild, and it takes the political debate down to a 3rd grade level, which is exactly where much of the media prefers it.

For example, by focusing in on the things that Trump says, as opposed to the things that Trump does, the media gets to do the same for Hillary. As such, American political coverage degenerates into a analysis of gaffes, counter-gaffes and witty tweets composed by staffers. This serves to give Hillary Clinton a free pass on all the horrible things she actually has done over the decades. Moreover, this obsession with gaffes and gossip ensures that her current scandals, which should be at the top of the news cycle, are replaced with the latest idiotic thing that Trump said.

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