• comradecalzone@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    The exact same thing about LOTR was repeated in the media ad nauseum in 2003 re: Bush’s axis of evil (North Korea, Iran, and Iraq if memory serves). I see it less as libs moving on and more the media using pieces of fiction that are convenient for their narratives.

    Also the deficit is a myth and that’s not how modern monetary theory works.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      3 months ago

      For sure, US media seeds cultural memes using fiction which creates ideological anchors, then propagandists use these as hooks to align public opinion with a particular narrative. It’s a really effective approach as it turns out.