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发帖数: 2018 | 1 Trump Has Torn the Mask Off the Liberal Media
The press resents him because he exposes its bias.
Why does the media hate Donald Trump so much? There are all kinds of
theories, but only one really makes sense: We are a country at odds over the
most fundamental principles of ideology, economics, religion, race, culture
, morality—even our own history. The media is on one side of that
metaphorical war, and President Trump calls it out.
In this dispute the two sides have always been known to the participants,
but the media doesn’t identify them publicly. A major part of the
mainstream media’s strategy has been to preserve the perception of its
neutrality and keep its role as hidden as possible. It has been criticized
in the past for its liberal bias—by conservatives. But never by a sitting
president with such effectiveness. (Richard Nixon mostly delegated the job
to Vice President Spiro Agnew.) By treating the media for what it is—a
belligerent in the culture war—Mr. Trump has done it irreparable damage.
The media is supposed to be a neutral participant. So, to a lesser extent,
are Hollywood and academia. Hollywood’s job is to entertain us. The
universities’ job is to educate us. The media’s job is to report the news
to us. If there is indeed some kind of philosophical, theological and
economic battle being waged for the soul of the country, Americans would
certainly want to know if those responsible for filtering information to us
are doing so in an objective fashion.
If people knew for a fact that the media were taking sides, the jig would be
up. The media would lose much of its ability to influence the outcome. This
is what lies behind the media’s fear and loathing of the president. It
wants desperately to advance an agenda, but knows that to do so effectively
it needs to be perceived as impartial. In other words, the media cares
nothing about reality—only the perception of reality.
Though the president has repeatedly condemned white supremacy, reporters
keep asking if he is willing to do so. Though the Supreme Court confirmed
his travel ban wasn’t based on religion, many still refer to it as a “
Muslim ban.” And who could forget the evidence-free claims, repeated for
more than two years, that the president was colluding with Vladimir Putin,
or was himself a Russian agent? For four years, Mr. Trump has shined a
piercing light on the media’s bias. He has blown the lid completely off its
cover. And despite relentless attempts to discredit and destroy him in
response, he has survived and even gained momentum.
In a real sense, the president has defeated the media. No matter what the
outcome of this election, the media will never again be able to convince the
public that it is objective. Everyone—not only conservatives—now knows
where it stands.
That is the real reason the media hates Trump with a blazing, white-hot
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: Trump Has Torn the Mask Off the Liberal Media
: The press resents him because he exposes its bias.
: Why does the media hate Donald Trump so much? There are all kinds of
: theories, but only one really makes sense: We are a country at odds over the
: most fundamental principles of ideology, economics, religion, race, culture
: , morality—even our own history. The media is on one side of that
: metaphorical war, and President Trump calls it out.
: In this dispute the two sides have always been known to the participants,
: but the media doesn’t identify them publicly. A major part of the
: mainstream media’s strategy has been to preserve the perception of its
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