The establishment tools have recently eliminated a very promising progressive - here is how they did it
In the
following video, Kyle Kulinski describes how he schooled Fox tools on
progressive policies. The debate was set up on the occasion of
another 'interview' (4:18 - 5:22 in the video) in which Cori Bush appeared to be quite
unprepared to deal with Fox’s aggressive style. Unfortunately,
shortly after this ugly attack, Cori Bush, a very promising
progressive, lost in primaries, and 'surprisingly', most of the
establishment media (both liberal and conservative), indirectly
welcomed the result with a kind of relief.
Many
progressives reacted with a kind of embarrassment on Cori Bush's
response, yet in reality she did nothing wrong. It was certain
tactics by the Fox tool that made Bush appear unreliable, and in this
case, these tactics were (unfortunately) successful.
Examine
again the video.
First of
all, the Fox tool literally invaded in the place and started
aggressively asking questions to Cori Bush about that tax issue. The
tactic is very common in corporate media. Instead, when they know
that the person they 'interviewing' is a defender of the neoliberal
establishment lines, they put him/her in a completely controlled
environment, avoiding difficult questions, which are usually passed
to that person before the interview.
A
second, common tactic, is to aggressively repeat the question,
continuously interrupting the person they 'interview'. The goal is to
increase the level of anxiety and prevent the person to control
his/her thoughts because this will permit the person to give a
concise, clear answer.
Yet, the
most important is that if you consider the question itself for a
minute, you will realize that it actually makes no sense.
The fact
that the Fox tool asks a candidate for the primaries to give a
specific number about the tax rate, is actually irrational. The tax
policy is a complicated matter and the final rates will be decided by
the new government and its specialists. A reasonable question in this
case would be, for example, whether the policies will be directed to
put an end in these outrageous tax-cuts for the rich, in order to pay
their fair share to the society. And Cori Bush's position is actually
very clear on that issue.
In fact,
the only mistake that Cori Bush did, was to try to answer the
question conserning the tax rate. She should respond by indicating
that it is not reasonable for someone to expect an answer to that
question under these circumstances. Such a response would turn
against the Fox tool and make him appear unreliable and even
ridiculous.
Bear in
mind that these types of questions by the establishment tools are
very common in every country that has been taken over by
neoliberalism. They become more frequent and aggressive against
representatives of political forces that emerge to fight the dominant
political class.
It is
also interesting that, as it seems, it is difficult for the liberal
media to launch straight attacks against progressives because they
are running under the Democratic umbrella. Their anti-progressive
campaigns are smoother, more elegant if you like, related to these of
the ultra-conservative media. So, they let media like Fox do the
dirty job for them, hoping that they will crush the progressive
movement. The narratives used by both the liberal and the
ultra-conservative media are the same. What changes, is the manner
and the general strategy against progressives.
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