Trump’s Dangerous New Rants About UFC Violence Should Wake Up Media
Jun 24, 2024
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Brian Beutler discusses how Trump's dangerous rhetoric escalates demonization of migrants, calling for media to cover it as a major scandal. Trump's tactics of highlighting crimes by migrants for propaganda, promoting UFC matches between migrants and Americans, and pushing for mass deportations if re-elected are highlighted. The importance of exposing deceptive strategies in political propaganda and providing context in news coverage to counter misleading narratives is emphasized, along with the impact of biased reporting on public opinion towards immigrants.
Trump's dangerous rhetoric on migrants through UFC matches raises concerns about media's role in highlighting manipulation tactics.
MAGA's deceptive propaganda using isolated crimes to portray migrants as criminals calls for media scrutiny on framing narratives.
Deep dives
Trump's Dangerous Rhetoric Towards Migrants
Donald Trump's recent speeches featured dangerous language about migrants, proposing ultimate fighting championship matches between migrants and native-born Americans. He also falsely claimed that other countries are sending criminals into the US. The Washington Post highlighted Trump's escalating dangerous rhetoric and questioned why media coverage does not focus on this aspect more prominently.
Manipulative Propaganda and Deceptive Tactics
Trump and the MAGA movement frequently highlight isolated crimes committed by migrants, falsely associating them with immigration policies. The media coverage often fails to portray this propaganda as deceptive tactics, instead framing it as a challenge for Joe Biden. Brian Boitler emphasizes the importance of covering such deceptive strategies and focusing on the manipulation behind these narratives.
Public Opinion on Immigration Policies
The podcast discusses the complexity of public opinion regarding immigration policies under different administrations. The discussion delves into how media coverage and propaganda influence public perception, leading to shifts in attitudes towards immigration. The conversation emphasizes the need for comprehensive and humane immigration policies to address the underlying issues that affect public opinion.
At two speeches over the weekend, Donald Trump ramped up the dangerous language about migrants, floating the idea of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches between migrants and native born Americans. This comes as Trump and MAGA are escalating their propaganda tactic of highlighting isolated murders to smear migrants as dangerous criminals. We talked to Brian Beutler, who argues regularly on his Substack that this sort of shameless, degenerate politics is itself a big story, about how the press should cover the Trump-MAGA demonization of migrants as a major scandal in its own right.