AOC Says If You Feel Burnt Out By The News Lately, That’s ‘Exactly’ What Trump Wants
www.huffpost.com
“The paralysis and shock that you feel right now is the point,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) said before calling out the tactic.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25237778

Summary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that the Trump is deliberately overwhelming the public with chaotic news to induce passivity.

Citing Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” strategy and historian Michiko Kakutani’s comparison of Trump to Mussolini and Hitler, she argued that Trump uses the internet to spread disinformation, much like past dictators used film and radio.

Urging people to stay engaged, she emphasized that collective resistance can slow harmful policies and that small acts of opposition make a difference.

  • @Pavidus
    4•4 hours ago

    I’m tired, too. I get it. We knew years ago this is exactly where we would be, and those that could have prevented it, didn’t. I did my part where I could.

    It’s exhausting. And embarrassing. Gather your strength; we’re gonna need it.