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News Brief: Media Won't Say a Nazi Salute is a Nazi Salute and How MAGA Became Too Big To Fail

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Jan 22, 2025
The podcast digs into Trump's inauguration coverage, highlighting the striking absence of organized resistance. It discusses the challenges of crafting a counter-narrative to his populism and the disconnect between media portrayals and public sentiment. The conversation also critiques media responses to controversial symbols like Nazi salutes, pointing out the troubling normalization of extremist gestures. Finally, it calls for a more robust left-wing populist movement to address the needs of the working class amidst rising right-wing ideologies.
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INSIGHT

Weak Opposition

  • The 2016 "resistance" focused on unproductive conspiracies instead of building a populist vision.
  • This co-option by neoconservatives led to the current weak opposition to Trump.
ANECDOTE

Musk's Nazi Salute

  • Elon Musk performed a Nazi salute multiple times during Trump's inauguration.
  • Media outlets downplayed the incident, highlighting the "too big to fail" phenomenon.
INSIGHT

Media Protection of the Powerful

  • The media protects powerful figures like Musk by downplaying their actions.
  • This preservation of power is evident in their parsed statements and hedging.
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