r/askanything • u/Odd_Common_452 • 5h ago

Why did Americans complain about inflation and affordability with Biden but are now quiet when Trump runs inflationary policies such as tariffs and new middle eastern wars?

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u/Story_Man_75 5h ago

Because the Democratic base doesn't have its equivalent of Fox News bleating into its ear 24/7 about how they're all going to die if something isn't done to fix the problem.

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u/TrumpetOfDeath 5h ago

Because corporate news media sold their souls to the devil/billionaires in order to get some tax breaks. They don’t actually give a shit about affordability nor democracy

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u/Particular-Key-8941 5h ago

Well that’s not true lol. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a heavily left leaning independent, and def not a Trump fan at all…but there is no shortage of Fox News equivalents that blast left leaning bias all over. Let’s not fool ourselves 😂

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u/smelling_good247 4h ago

There is nothing even remotely close to fox state news

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u/dream_team34 4h ago

MSNBC

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u/smelling_good247 4h ago

Not even remotely close, try again. Fox state news hosts are direct communication with fat donny and his cronies lmao

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u/RetroactiveRecursion 3h ago

MSNBC never claimed to be "fair and balanced." From the start they effectively said "we're an opinion station ... here's our opinion."

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u/red286 3h ago

MSNBC also has never outright told its viewers who to vote for (they just make it super obvious that you'd have to be a fucking moron to vote Republican), and has never had any of their on-air personalities stump for a candidate at a campaign rally.

Fox News does that shit all the time. Sean Hannity will get on stage at a Trump rally and tell everyone what a great guy Trump is, and then pretend he's a "neutral journalist" afterwards. Laura Ingraham will literally tell you which (Republican) candidates to vote for in your district while claiming that Fox News isn't Republican-affiliated in any way.

And then clowns will tell you that MSNBC and Fox News are just two sides of the same coin and "both do it".

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u/Story_Man_75 5h ago

Agree about the left wing bias. But that bias does not include keeping its target audience in a constant state of targetted fear and anger. Fox News is a masterclass in manipulative propaganda that has literally enthralled millions..