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In response to "Out of everything that's happened since the election, the turn on the FBI is probably what astounds me the most." by volnelk

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Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Apr 13 '18, 05:34

"Trump getting people to not trust the media was an amazing move"

I wouldn't give him credit for that at all.

I do think he's amplifying it and talking about it a lot more, but the Conservative base has been distrustful of the media for a lot longer than he came into office as POTUS.

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I agree to a point, but he multiplied it tenfold, imo. - volnelk Apr 13, 05:37 9
- God, I *wish* some of the people on my FB feed would question some of the stuff they post. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 13, 06:23 1
  - you mean typing "BFF" isn't an accurate test to see if my FB feed has been hacked????? -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 06:24
- For what it's worth, - Strongbad Apr 13, 05:43 6
  - Being distrustful is not the same as calling things fake news, and claiming that facts are lies. - Inigo Apr 13, 06:47 2
    - Fox News was called Faux News well before Trump. The GOP has been cultivating the conditions that created the Trump presidency for decades. It was a - TWuG Apr 13, 06:52
    - This. The "facts are lies and lies are facts" narrative is this administration. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 13, 06:48
  - The Conservative base has been distrustful of any mainstream media that wasn't racist to Obama. That's the answer. -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 06:04 2
    - They were distrustful back in the 90s though. More so now because of the feedback loop between them and conservative media, but it pre-dates Obama -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 06:14 1
      - This. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 06:35

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