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kingmudsy · 1616 days ago · link · · parent · post: Gordon Sondland Is a Smug Plutocrat Who Was OK With All of It Until He Wasn't
... "They and their predecessors engineered a perpetual misinformation machine, and then a bunch of people addicted to their product took over the government.”A decades-long effort on the right has resulted in a parallel set of institutions meant to encourage tribal epistemology. They mimic the form of mainstream media, think tanks, and the academy, but without the restraint of transpartisan principles. They are designed to advance the interests of the right, to tell stories and produce facts that support the tribe. That is the ultimate goal; the rhetoric and formalisms of critical thinking are retrofit around it.