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🦊 OneRedFox 🦊@beehaw.orgM to Socialism@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

With Zero Evidence, NPR Suggests Trump May ‘Work for Working Class’ in Second Term

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With Zero Evidence, NPR Suggests Trump May ‘Work for Working Class’ in Second Term

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🦊 OneRedFox 🦊@beehaw.orgM to Socialism@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago
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NPR's evidence that Trump is a "populist"—or at least has a populist lurking inside him—is remarkably thin.
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    deleted by creator

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      They could take away all of NPRs state funding and it wouldn’t even have to drop a single show from its lineup.

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      In 2020, NPR claimed to only get 4% from government funding, but 29% from corporations and foundations. I can’t seem to find more recent statistics.

      The intent of those corporations and foundations, might have a larger weight on their editorial line.

      https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-public-radio-npr/

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    Corporate media failing us once again legitimatizing incompetent politicians. Read your local news outlets instead!

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    why are rhey so eager to sck up when he wants them gone? it makes no sense

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    ‘May’. Or ‘may not’

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      Thats pretty much what the NPR article says, the only populist interests he takes action on that might slightly conflict with billionaires interests is H1B visas:

      There was friction over H1-B work visas that Trump’s core populists consider anathema but that his backers in the tech world depend on. It was a battle between the Bannon and Musk wings of Trump’s movement.

      But that’s also the only sort of populist interest his bigoted voters care about apparently.

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    so like, they’re just admitting that he doesn’t give a fuck about the working class? that’s almost impressive

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    The actual NPR article: Can Trump’s 2nd act work for the working class while giving back to his super donors?

    I hate to do this, but: Betteridge’s law of headlines

    Taking note from other dictatorial states, it could be in line with:

    • “Rude night-time drone attacks on Moscow”
    • “Chinese citizens begging the administration”
    • “Russian citizens begging Putin for help in oil spill disaster”
    • “Woman screaming at an apple in Hong Kong”

    …and similar veiled critic presented as a “Plea to the King”.

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