Right-Wing Media and the Political Reality It Creates

If you’re reading this, you likely more or less agree with my opinions, or at least tolerate them. Otherwise, you would have clicked the “unsubscribe” link long ago.

And from that perspective, you probably wonder how, according to the polls, tens of millions of Amercans can continue to support Donald Trump. I admit, it’s a mystery to me.

In search of an answer I decided to try reading where those on the far political right go to find their news. I haven’t been watching their TV shows or listening to their radio shows or podcasts. Just seeing what’s in print. (Fox News is in a class by itself, and the topic for another day).

Here’s a sampling of the headlined articles I’d been reading from the past few days.

Notable Headlines Shaping Right-Wing Perspectives

The Daily Caller

• Police Surrender Entire City Blocks To Lawless Rioters 

• Mamdani Urges New Yorkers to Read Homoerotic Sports Novel During Snowstorm

• What To Know About Judge Behind Craziest Court Order Of Trump's Second Term

• Bernie Sanders Made Orgasm Contraption To Harness 'Energy,' New Book Claims
  

The Blaze

• 'Organized obstruction': Leaked alleged Signal chats show anti-ICE radicals tracking ICE agents, chasing vehicles 

• THIS Democratic state just went FULL MARXIST with your paycheck 

• Civil war chatter rises when Democrats fear losing power for good

• The master Muslim takeover plan: Bo French on the scheme for domination

Breitbart

• Federal Agent’s Finger Bitten Off by Alleged Minneapolis Rioter

• KY Sen. Candidate Nate Morris Calls for Full Moratorium on Immigration Until Every Illegal Alien Has Been Deported

• Tennessee Releases Staggering Stats on Migrant Crime

• Billie Eilish ‘No One Is Illegal on Stolen Land’ Grammys Rant Backfires as She’s Caught Fighting Trespassers, Fans Demand She Give Up Her Mansions

Newsmax

• Trump Says He Closes His Eyes in Cabinet Meetings Because They're 'Boring'

• Texas GOP Makes Islam Key Campaign Issue

• Trump Seeks $1 Billion From Harvard University in Damages

• Trump Coalition Wins, GOP Brand Doesn't
  

Worldnetdaily.com

• Horrifying new details': Anti-ICE agitators blocked stairs at Minnesota Christian church so parents were unable to get to their children

• 'I'm speechless': Satan Worshippers thank Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for allowing them to spread satanism

• Doctor performs trans surgery on 16-year-old girl, now forced to pay huge price

• Minnesota anti-ICE activists get $3.3 million from Soros-backed charity you've never heard of

How Right-Wing Media Shapes Public Perception

Everyone has his or her bias when it comes to what’s real and useful in the world of news and opinion. But imagine what a person’s political view must be if this is your regular news diet.

Okay, I’ve selected some extreme examples. But to find them I’ve scrolled through a thicket of black is white, truth is false articles. And the sources above are mostly considered the mainstream right. The Daily Caller (Tucker Carlson’s site), for example, gets about 4.5 million monthly readers. The Blaze (Glenn Beck’s) claims a worldwide audience of 165 million over all its platforms—print, TV, podcasts, etc.)

I didn’t venture off the cliff into the most extreme right publications.

My point? This is '“mainstream” news for tens of millions of people. And it goes a long way toward explaining why, despite all else, Donald Trump’s poll numbers are not lower than they are.

I’ve performed this service so you don’t need to. Now, excuse me while I try to mentally recover from my trip to Wonderland.

Comments? Criticism? Contact Joe Rothstein at jrothstein@rothstein.net

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