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liberal N proud

(61,203 posts)
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 06:17 PM Oct 2024

PBS Newshour just equated the MSG hate rally to Nazis

Very good segment pointing out the fascism and the projection coming from the trump regime.

Thank you PBS, hope it is not too late!

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PBS Newshour just equated the MSG hate rally to Nazis (Original Post) liberal N proud Oct 2024 OP
That is awesome! But... along with PBS, we need other media to do the same. Farmgirl1961 Oct 2024 #1
MSNBC has been doing it nonstop MadameButterfly Oct 2024 #19
Well, PBS did air the documentary on the 1939 rally. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2024 #2
They're always carrying his speeches though HagathaCrispy Oct 2024 #3
Monosodium glutamate? Oopsie Daisy Oct 2024 #4
I think it refers to Madison Square Garden. llmart Oct 2024 #5
Duh! Silly me! Of course, thank you! Oopsie Daisy Oct 2024 #6
To be honest, I had to think about it for awhile too! llmart Oct 2024 #7
Perhaps too much MSG lately? DontBelieveEastisEas Oct 2024 #8
Ha! llmart Oct 2024 #9
Thanks. That helped me too. NH Ethylene Oct 2024 #10
I knew it was the Garden but still had the same reaction. soldierant Oct 2024 #16
Is this the one (video)? sl8 Oct 2024 #11
That looks like it. liberal N proud Oct 2024 #17
Why do we still have this much hatred in our country? efhmc Oct 2024 #12
The indoctrination started with right-wing radio mdbl Oct 2024 #15
They hijacked religion about the same time. liberal N proud Oct 2024 #18
Will it ever matter? efhmc Oct 2024 #13
Better late than never mdbl Oct 2024 #14

Farmgirl1961

(1,665 posts)
1. That is awesome! But... along with PBS, we need other media to do the same.
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 06:20 PM
Oct 2024

MSNBC, CNN, Faux News... I know that´ll never happen, etc.

 

HagathaCrispy

(154 posts)
3. They're always carrying his speeches though
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 07:36 PM
Oct 2024

Every time I have PBS on the fucking orange Monster with verbal diarrhea is on showing the hateful crowds and everything

NH Ethylene

(31,397 posts)
10. Thanks. That helped me too.
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 08:42 PM
Oct 2024

If I'd been paying more attention lately I would have known. But I'm trying to control how much news I watch/read.

soldierant

(9,372 posts)
16. I knew it was the Garden but still had the same reaction.
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 09:12 PM
Oct 2024

It's actually pretty appropriate. Lower-case msg nauseates me too.

sl8

(17,147 posts)
11. Is this the one (video)?
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 08:43 PM
Oct 2024

6:25 min.



How Trump's rhetoric compares to historic fascist language

PBS NewsHour
Oct 28 2024

The racist, sexist, and vulgar remarks at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, from the former president himself and his slate of speakers, have drawn significant criticism. For more on the rhetoric and its impact, Amna Nawaz spoke with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history at New York University.

[...]


mdbl

(8,755 posts)
15. The indoctrination started with right-wing radio
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 09:11 PM
Oct 2024

and continued into Fox and all the other myriad of hate TV. We are now at the point that the so-called normal media is afraid to insult the fascists, crooks and rapists in our government.

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