America is amusing itself to death -- and the media still can't face the truth

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

America remains in the grip of an existential democracy crisis: Donald Trump's Republican-fascists and their movement are on the march, winning victory after victory while the Democrats and the "resistance" are hunkered down, doing little if anything to fight back.

Yet the gatekeepers among the American news media appear more interested in stories about Nicki Minaj's cousin's possibly imaginary friend, who supposedly suffered swollen testicles because of the coronavirus vaccine — supposedly damaging his marital prospects — than in doing the hard work of advocating for democracy and real accountability.

America is literally amusing itself to death, even as we learn further details about how Donald Trump and his agents attempted a coup to overthrow American democracy after his defeat in the 2020 election. The newest "revelation": Step-by-step plans for this coup were outlined in a memo written by right-wing lawyer John Eastman, who became a key Trump adviser during the latter days of his presidency.

Some of the most influential voices in America's mainstream news media — with the notable exceptions of CNN and the Washington Post — have largely ignored this story. At Mother Jones, Tim Murphy offers these details of Eastman's memo, and the media's non-response:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/america-is-amusing-itself-to-death-%e2%80%94-and-the-media-still-cant-face-the-truth/ar-AAP7svk

[Scrivener7]

1. How are TFG's minions "winning victory after victory?"

[kimbutgar]

2. I read the book amusing ourself to death and it scarily has become reality

The essay also talks about the movie idiocracy. Every time I see these anti maskers and anti vaccine people protesting I think of that movie. They are the real idiots in America. And a sure sign of a major idiot is if you support TFG.

[spike jones]

3. Amused To Death- Roger Waters you should listen to the whole album.

No tears to cry no feelings left This species has amused itself to death.

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[Manifestor_of_Light]

4. Some other books about this.

Money and Power in America, by Lewis Lapham

The Culture of Narcissism,by Christopher Lasch

The Denial of Death.