This plea is for any news media that still has a shred of decency, and hasn’t yet been gobbled-up by a rightwing billionaire.
The Fourth Estate used to keep a running list of every lie Trump ever told, until you lost count and had to give up. And in the end, none of it was enough to break his diabolical spell upon half the electorate.
This plea is for any news media that still has a shred of decency, and hasn’t yet been gobbled-up by a rightwing billionaire.
The Fourth Estate used to keep a running list of every lie Trump ever told, until you lost count and had to give up. And in the end, none of it was enough to break his diabolical spell upon half the electorate.
I propose that at least one journalist’s new job, is to document and compile a list, updated daily, of every atrocity, injustice, and Dickensian-level horror, complete with names (unless withheld for privacy), dates, places, suffered by our citizens and immigrants, whether they are high-placed, midrange, or peon, who are the indirect victims of disenfranchising policy, or direct assault by inflamed fanatics —
So that those who are now saying “the terrible things you anticipate, won’t ever happen,” we can show them proof that yes, they ARE happening. It isn’t Real enough to them yet. We need to be able to say “We Told You So,” their vote caused this.
The road to fascism is lined with people telling us to stop overreacting. Let the stories of the ruined peoples be told, neither forgotten nor erased. Call the list “If Harris Had Won, This Wouldn’t Have Happened.”
No longer criticize him, what he says, what he does — you’ll probably be jailed for that. Instead, report on the downstream effects. You may have to deliver it with a sing-song tone, a smile that does not reach your eyes, and a nervous twitch in one eye.
But also report on real good news: ordinary people’s genuine acts of decency and compassion in spite of everything. Maybe call *that* list, “If Harris Had Won, This Wouldn’t Have Been Necessary.”
This plea is for any news media that still has a shred of decency, and hasn’t yet been gobbled-up by a rightwing billionaire.
The Fourth Estate used to keep a running list of every lie Trump ever told, until you lost count and had to give up. And in the end, none of it was enough to break his diabolical spell upon half the electorate.
I propose that at least one journalist’s new job, is to document and compile a list, updated daily, of every atrocity, injustice, and Dickensian-level horror, complete with names (unless withheld for privacy), dates, places, suffered by our citizens and immigrants, whether they are high-placed, midrange, or peon, who are the indirect victims of disenfranchising policy, or direct assault by inflamed fanatics —
So that those who are now saying “the terrible things you anticipate, won’t ever happen,” we can show them proof that yes, they ARE happening. It isn’t Real enough to them yet. We need to be able to say “We Told You So,” their vote caused this.
The road to fascism is lined with people telling us to stop overreacting. Let the stories of the ruined peoples be told, neither forgotten nor erased. Call the list “If Harris Had Won, This Wouldn’t Have Happened.”
No longer criticize him, what he says, what he does — you’ll probably be jailed for that. Instead, report on the downstream effects. You may have to deliver it with a sing-song tone, a smile that does not reach your eyes, and a nervous twitch in one eye.
But also report on real good news: ordinary people’s genuine acts of decency and compassion in spite of everything. Maybe call *that* list, “If Harris Had Won, This Wouldn’t Have Been Necessary.”