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(54,908 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:22 PM Wednesday

Breaking news, Republican imposes new 10% tax, mandates higher inflation

Our media is increasingly disgusting.

They can't bring themselves to state the obvious because it's not a narrative Republicans like. Media narratives are always biased in favor of the right-wing, with the sometimes exception of shows specifically for a liberal audience.

Calling them tariffs, calling them retaliatory, and claiming they're imposed in other countries all serve to hide the obvious: Donnie is hiking taxes on all Americans and directly causing prices to increase -- literally ordering more inflation.

Words like "tax hike" and "creating more inflation" need to be far more prominent in the media, but they're too busy trying to downplay this crap.


Oh, and where's the narrative that Donnie is using the same strategy Hoover used to make the Great Depression the Great Depression?

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Breaking news, Republican imposes new 10% tax, mandates higher inflation (Original Post) unblock Wednesday OP
The party that doesn't like taxes SheltieLover Wednesday #1
Are the shows for a liberal audience... lame54 Wednesday #2
I agree, they just speak the truth, which liberals prefer; still, they're always characterized as liberal shows unblock Wednesday #4
Dems need to better as well though. Trump Tax leading to higher prices for Americans. Again and again. 617Blue Wednesday #3
Doze eggs, doe-nt Ollie Garkie Wednesday #5
No GOP taxation -- or tariffation. Tax the rich. BoRaGard Wednesday #6
Framing matters senseandsensibility Wednesday #7
This is the correct messaging. "REPUBLICAN(S)" not "Trump" RockRaven Wednesday #8

lame54

(37,754 posts)
2. Are the shows for a liberal audience...
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:26 PM
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Or do they report as accurately as they can which draws liberals?

unblock

(54,908 posts)
4. I agree, they just speak the truth, which liberals prefer; still, they're always characterized as liberal shows
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:32 PM
Wednesday

Or shows with liberal hosts, or shows for liberals.

Which I suppose is, itself, a right-wing frame....

617Blue

(1,842 posts)
3. Dems need to better as well though. Trump Tax leading to higher prices for Americans. Again and again.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:29 PM
Wednesday

BoRaGard

(4,732 posts)
6. No GOP taxation -- or tariffation. Tax the rich.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:57 PM
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GOP Billionaire Bros need to pay their Fair Share.

For crying out loud. Pay your share, ya grifty chisling bastards.

senseandsensibility

(21,543 posts)
7. Framing matters
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:58 PM
Wednesday

And the corporate media lets trump frame issues constantly. It's propaganda and sanewashing combined.

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