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In reply to the discussion: Why do we take the bait? [View all]IkeRepublican
(406 posts)I'm starting to get the feeling the RWM is behind all of this coverage as one of their last ditches to sway the Midterms since Congress is in the toilet with the people. One of the GOP's favorite lines is to "regain law and order", which is essentially to stir up Black Fatigue in the White communities.
Not to mention we all know how the RWM loves to take a covered story and pour in six tons of misinformation bullshit to make true and false virtually indistinguishable. Trouble is, a lot of my fellow Democrats are good at taking that very bait of misinformation because they're too focused on the "Finding Evil Whitey" instead of paying attention to the facts. When you're too focused on emotional fuel, you've taken the RW bait because that's the game they're in.
In other words, this is political calculus and let's not kid ourselves - the media wants a RW Congress this time around so bad they can taste it.