Let’s Not “Both Sides” Fascism
I'm looking at you, CNN
Wajahat Ali
Fascism will be welcomed and normalized in America as long as it delivers good ratings, money, and access to power.
Most American institutions, especially corporate media, have refused to learn anything from the past five years in which the GOP and the entire right-wing ecosystem have become a radicalized and weaponized authoritarian movement that views them as oppressive instruments of “the deep state.” If that seems like hyperbole, then I recommend watching clips of MAGA supporters overtaking the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2020, at the behest of their orange lizard king and his big lie.
But why let a violent insurrection get in the way of profit margins?
CNN’s leadership is allegedly courting Republican viewers in an attempt to return to what it deems “journalism first.” According to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, this means creating a news network “where everybody can come and be heard,” which includes Republicans and Democrats. If he’s sincere, that means he’s willing to give a platform to individuals who openly use fascist terms to deride his own news network as the “enemy of the people.” It means platforming Republican officials who are climate change denialists and actively promote dangerous anti-Semitic and white supremacist…
