Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Media seems to have decided to ignore the fact that Sanders is a candidate-- [View all]Koinos
(2,800 posts)How does Bernie get his message out without media? The Internet (with DU) is not enough. Most people depend upon TV, radio, and newspapers. If a tree falls in the forest, it isn't going to get heard unless someone talks about it. The primary source of both education and miseducation in our society is the media. The "deluded segment of our population" that you are talking about is most people. They need "enlightenment" of some kind in order to be educated. What electronic or print media will provide this? How will Bernie reach more than already loyal followers without buying some sort of access to advertising? Word of mouth never won a political campaign. If the media won't give free time to a candidate they deem dangerous to their financial well-being, then that candidate has to -- like it or not -- pay for exposure. For good or for ill, "the corrupted media" (Fox is way beyond corrupted) is all we've got.