Description

“A lot of people have a movie-like version of the real world,” says Sam, who returns for another episode of Raw and Uncut, “and it doesn’t work like that.” People are hungry for performative politics because President Biden’s scandal-free tenure doesn’t fill the void of entertainment left by Trump. People see the Chinese balloon flying over the Midwest and expect it to be shot down as if life were an action movie, not thinking of the implications of that actually happening. Taking the balloon down did cost nearly a million dollars in military spending, which satisfies the same people who would then turn around and complain that their taxes are being spent on projects like public housing, Covid relief extension and tunnels that would help alleviate traffic. 

They want to see empty gestures that even the politicians providing them don’t actually believe. They assume President Biden has done nothing about the train derailment in Ohio because Fox News says so. This is why Fox News invites guests on whom they know are lying because the network knows what its viewers want to hear, and knows they come to Fox to get their fix. Politicians will also create problems where they don’t exist, such as children being forced to confront trans rights issues, people being forced to use the term ‘LatinX,’ and meanwhile real, worthwhile problems like infrastructure, healthcare and tax codes and the squeezing of the middle class are ignored. 

The two discuss what the example of George Santos says about the hypocrisy of the Republican Party. Sam gives his thoughts on Nikki Haley and why he is done underestimating Trump. Michael closes the episode discussing the influence of the 1949 Fairness Doctrine–and its absence–on the way that politics are presented in the media today.

Quotes

• “The train derailment in Ohio, the Right makes it seem like the federal government is absent. Meanwhile, the federal government, the President in particular, said to the governor, ‘Whatever you need, I'm going to give it to you. And Governor Mike DeWine, who isn't a raging Maga Republican basically said, ‘If we need you, we'll let you know. But if you watch Fox News, you'll hear, ‘Look, this train was derailed by the federal government…This shouldn't be a surprise.” (17:13-18:01 | Sam)

• “You have to understand that one of the flaws of politicians is they become addicted to power and to staying in power. One of the ways you stay in power is to get people to vote for you. And so their way of getting people to vote for them is to consistently push and amplify these sorts of issues.” (26:26-26:52 | Sam) 

• “A lot of people have a very movie version of the real world. And it doesn't work like that. You don't send Bruce Willis up there with some fighter jets to take this thing down and there's no collateral damage.” (38:46-39:00 | Sam)

• “If we were to peel behind the curtain, we’d see not only the country's progression, but that we as Americans have more in common than what the false narratives depicted by Right Wing media…Each of us must filter what we take in as news and keep an open mind. It's okay to formulate an opinion while respecting those that do not share similar beliefs.” (1:02:20-1:02:32 | Michael) 

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