Well, let's see. First off, we got clickbait articles in the style of "here's what this liberal politician said to make parents angry".
Then, a lineup of writers ranging from emotional mouth-breathers, to pearl-clutching soccer moms, to melodramatic larpers thinking they're in a revolutionary war reenactment.
Throw in daily scripture references, because of course everything has to be taken as proof we're living in the end times, and every problem is fundamentally religious and can't be viewed in purely practical terms.
And finally, an editorial policy prioritizing engineered outrage puff pieces over comprehensive analysis and neutral presentation of major national and global events.
Toss it all around, and you have the classic recipe for controlled opposition - articles meant to feed your daily need for emotional validation - in this case, outrage against the mainstream narrative - without really adding anything more substantial.
Just for contrast and comparison, check out foreign sources like Xinhua, Al Jazeera, the English versions of Indian and Japanese media. Yes, there's loads of propaganda there, but at least it's designed to work, to actually propagate a narrative of its own, rather than spew passive aggressive outrage over the narrative of someone else. That's how you drive an opposing viewpoint - whereas the "alt news" of western media are meant as minor distractions, without any real relevance as sources of information.
Case in point for the "everything is religious" mentality.
Have you ever thought it might be the other way around? That what's happening to the US right now is simply a phase that has affected every failing empire in the past five thousand years, so it's nothing special in the overall framework of things? But that it's citizens, particularly in media, are squarely in denial about that fact, and would rather cling on to some grand mythical explanation, than face the simple truth - that their country isn't special. It's simply one more nation among hundreds of others, no more noble or less corruptible than the rest.
And in turn, Biden taking over is nothing but a blip on the historical radar, like Carter was in the seventies - you know, the last time conservatives wailed about the coming of the antichrist, television preachers were on the rise, and airports were filled with religious panhnadlers milking that same fear. And what came of it - the Reagan years. Not exactly the apocalypse, I'd imagine.
So again, focus on the facts, and look for practical explanations with well-defined predictions. Getting emotional in a crisis never helped anyone, while overstating or misconstruing the danger is a great way to get yourself swindled, as many a toilet-paper-hoarder has realized over the past two years.
Well, let's see. First off, we got clickbait articles in the style of "here's what this liberal politician said to make parents angry".
Then, a lineup of writers ranging from emotional mouth-breathers, to pearl-clutching soccer moms, to melodramatic larpers thinking they're in a revolutionary war reenactment.
Throw in daily scripture references, because of course everything has to be taken as proof we're living in the end times, and every problem is fundamentally religious and can't be viewed in purely practical terms.
And finally, an editorial policy prioritizing engineered outrage puff pieces over comprehensive analysis and neutral presentation of major national and global events.
Toss it all around, and you have the classic recipe for controlled opposition - articles meant to feed your daily need for emotional validation - in this case, outrage against the mainstream narrative - without really adding anything more substantial.
Just for contrast and comparison, check out foreign sources like Xinhua, Al Jazeera, the English versions of Indian and Japanese media. Yes, there's loads of propaganda there, but at least it's designed to work, to actually propagate a narrative of its own, rather than spew passive aggressive outrage over the narrative of someone else. That's how you drive an opposing viewpoint - whereas the "alt news" of western media are meant as minor distractions, without any real relevance as sources of information.
Case in point for the "everything is religious" mentality.
Have you ever thought it might be the other way around? That what's happening to the US right now is simply a phase that has affected every failing empire in the past five thousand years, so it's nothing special in the overall framework of things? But that it's citizens, particularly in media, are squarely in denial about that fact, and would rather cling on to some grand mythical explanation, than face the simple truth - that their country isn't special. It's simply one more nation among hundreds of others, no more noble or less corruptible than the rest.
And in turn, Biden taking over is nothing but a blip on the historical radar, like Carter was in the seventies - you know, the last time conservatives wailed about the coming of the antichrist, television preachers were on the rise, and airports were filled with religious panhnadlers milking that same fear. And what came of it - the Reagan years. Not exactly the apocalypse, I'd imagine.
So again, focus on the facts, and look for practical explanations with well-defined predictions. Getting emotional in a crisis never helped anyone, while overstating or misconstruing the danger is a great way to get yourself swindled, as many a toilet-paper-hoarder has realized over the past two years.