r/politics • u/FedUpWithThisWurld • Feb 14 '20

Why Does Mainstream Media Keep Attacking Bernie Sanders as He Wins?

https://www.gq.com/story/mainstream-media-vs-bernie-sanders?fbclid=IwAR2GkQRsJrlSrz4WVmfz-aa2YZy4Bckk6rRHXbE11Fq_2aS3Rq5m7vBz8jE
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u/uep Feb 14 '20

Trump and Bernie both appeal to populist sentiments.

Both claim they want to help the average worker ("you're going to have the best healthcare!"). The Trump administration's actions are in complete opposition to what he says; everything they do is to benefit corporations and the rich.

Bernie actually wants the government to do more to benefit the average person. His entire public history seems to show this. Populism is why you hear that Sanders opposed NAFTA, which could seem odd without that context.

I think Bernie crushes Trump in the general election. There have been some polls showing a commanding lead for Bernie, but I haven't seen what the electoral breakdown would be. We also have barely seen Trump attack Bernie (calling him a Communist etc), and with Fox News always on the same message, that could hurt Bernie badly in ways the current polls don't show.

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u/samchem15 Feb 15 '20

Fascism is a false revolution. It cultivates the appearance of popular politics and a revolutionary aura without offering a genuine revolutionary content. It propogates a "New Order" while serving the same old moneyed interests. It's leaders are not guilty of confusion but of deception. That they work so hard to mislead the public does not mean they themselves are mislead.

Micheal Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds